I ran a very short poll in my discord today. Enough folks chimed in and they too had an interesting Monday. What I didn’t mention is that my Sunday felt the same. Monday came early for me this week.
I’ve forgotten my laptop at home today, though luckily I have another at work. I can’t (and still can’t…) find my covid vaccine card. I thought I had everything I needed at work but I apparently left a mess from Thursday (I work remote on Fridays and they’ll have to pry it out of my hands!) which resulted in a zen trip to Target! It was not so ‘zen’.
While I usually have cases of Mondays, this one bothered me more in particular. While I did work and completed tasks, it was not enough or at least, up to par with my normal expectations. I’m slowly starting to fall apart.
I’ve never been VERY organized–my desk is usually full of adapters and paperwork that needs to be scanned–but I usually know where everything is at. I think today will be the first day I admit that I am a hot mess.
“Today will be the first day I admit that I am a hot mess.”
katd0m, today, 5/17, 2021
I’ve been barely getting by. I’ve been noticing it for awhile now. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ran into things today, hit my head on places I’ve walked 100 times before, and smacked dishes together while giving them a bath. And before you mention it because you know me too well, I was sober when all these things happened!
While waiting for the train/bus today, I decided that I needed to turn to some experts. Or people that have wrote books. I can’t tell you how many videos I’ve watched on YouTube and I’m probably worse off than before (probably due to other issues but bare with me). It was time to head to my local library and track down some books to help me out. Yes… the good ole self help section!
I have three books on my reading list, Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson, and The 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. How unfortunate that the last book was not available–though probably for the best since I tend to reread sections to fully comprehend and I only have Atomic Habits for 14 days…
While there’s still time left for my Monday, I’ve decided that I will not let “Mondays” win. First order of business will be to write more here, whether it’s a blog or a new recipe that’s been sitting in my drafts for months. Since college, I’ve always loved writing and sharing my thoughts and views for the world. If I can help one person or at least share that folks are not the only ones feeling certain feelings, I’ve done good. All big things come from small beginnings.
“All big things come from small beginnings.”
“Atomic Habits” Clear 22
So here it is, maybe not from the very beginning but from small beginnings.
KatD0m 