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What has been on your mind lately?

Prompt snagged by: TCMC

I was supposed to go on holiday last week, but I didn’t, mostly cause of the air traffic controller situation. I didn’t retract my vacation request either. Plus, I already set up my OOO (out of office) messages on my TEAMS and Outlook. I felt like I wanted to relax and enjoy myself. I deserved that at least.

I read that Dallas Love Field airport, where I was going to fly into, was collecting donations to support the federal aviation employees. That made me think… shouldn’t the airlines be donating too? Without these employees, their profits would nosedive, flights would get canceled, and layoffs would follow. They can afford it, especially after all the subsidies they’ve gotten over the years.

Anyway, I ended up not going anywhere. And it’s been nothing short but being glorious. I haven’t been back to my primary job since last week, and the time off has been exactly what I needed. I’m still working my secondary job, and my consulting work (the tertiary one) has been quiet, though I know it’ll pick up again soon.

Since being home, I’ve been sleeping like a bear in hibernation, anywhere between eight to thirteen hours of sleep. Yes. That’s like half the day. I told you that I love to sleep. I partially blame it on my anemia but yes… sleep is my number one favorite thing to do. But somehow, I feel more tired now than when I was working nonstop, but I think my body is trying to make up for lost time. In just a week, I dropped two pounds from resting alone. It’s like the stress finally started melting off. My cortisol levels must have plummeted because I feel lighter and calmer.

I’ve also started going back to my dance classes again. The first few days off, I just slept and decompressed before I finally had the energy to clean and organize the house the way I wanted to.

At my secondary job, I’m feeling a lot sharper. Faster. More focused. Locked in. I was doing fine before, but now that I’m rested, everything feels easier. I’m not dragging ass through the day anymore. I can get things done without wanting to brew a second cup of coffee, daydream, or wanting to doom scroll and waste more time.

I’m also being more of a silo right now than usual. I haven’t reached out to any of my friends to hangout because I’m enjoying my own company right now. I’ve been going on hikes alone, wandering through stores without any agenda, cleaning without being bothered, and getting annoying tasks done at my own pace.

My colleagues still text me from my main job, questions here and there, and my assistants send me the latest chisme (gossip). And I’ll respond back at my own leisure.