2022 - the first 20 days

Let's just say I'm hoping the first 20 days of 2022 aren't setting the tone for the rest of the year! Life has a way of messing with your plans and expectations, doesn't it? I decide to make "health" my word of the year, and haven't been healthy physically ever since! Over Christmas I picked up a virus and had hardly shaken it when I felt something else coming on, which rapidly progressed into all the common covid symptoms. I tested positive and was really wiped out for a few days. January is the busiest time of year for bookkeepers at Gehman Accounting and we're expected to put in overtime. I haven't managed to work any extra yet! Two weeks after the covid symptoms began, I've developed a horrible cough that interrupts my sleep. Lack of sleep and uncontrollable coughing can very quickly put you in a fragile mental and physical state. I haven't lived up to any of my expectations for myself the last few weeks, but there's no point in fighting it!

Lately I've seen several blog posts uplifting rest. It's helped me accept this is a time to listen to my body, look for ways to relax, and not worry about exercising. If I don't feel up to washing my hair and getting dressed some days, that's totally fine. If I can only see my way through a 40 hour work week, it's not the end of the world. If I don't step outside my house for days at a time, just enjoy the coziness inside and be thankful I don't have to go anywhere. If I don't exercise for a whole month, enjoy the rest and look forward to the time I can start again.

After finally getting a few hours of uninterrupted sleep last night, things are looking much brighter. My head feels different in a way that's hard to describe... lighter? empty? clear? It's all of that. I'd forgotten what it feels like to have a clear head.

I'm incredibly thankful for a job that allows me to work from home. I've only been in the office 1 day out of the last 10 business days. How did I get so lucky?? It's not such an exciting or important job, but usually I get engrossed in what I'm doing and hours go by without much notice. The opportunity to work from home for a company that cares about their employees makes up for almost everything that isn't so desirable.

I'm looking forward to better days ahead!