…every morning I get about 30 minutes of “me” time. I am usually rushing people out to work and often rushing myself to the gym. Lately, I am so exhausted that I skip the gym and snooze or just wander aimlessly around social media. I wait for the “I’m safe at work” texts then I start my day.
Now, why do I wait for these texts. Because I am a worry wart of a mom, wife, friend etc. I cannot rest or concentrate unless I KNOW people I care about are safe. It is probably unhealthy for me, heck, it has cost me sleep….but, I cannot help myself.
Anyway, I digress.
This “me” time is how I start the day. I reflect on the day behind me, look ahead and try to prepare. My mind wanders into “what if land” more often than not, about work. I try not to bring work home with me, but face it folks. We Americans spend more of our daily hours with coworkers than we do our families. If every household is like ours, it’s work mode from wakeup at 5am til returning home near 6pm. That is about 13 hours spent “working” including transit time. Family settles in, each one trying to shake off the last 13 hours, and a mere 3 or 4 hours later, lights are out and like robots, we repeat. Some do this 6 days a week, at least in my home. It is really heartbreaking to really think about at times. So, I push that to the side and let social media stupidity get my day started.
Yes, folks…I just spent about 20 minutes reflecting so now I must assume robot mode and merge into these next 13 hours…
Good luck out there.
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