Week 34 - What's on your mind, Sally?

Edited BY


G P Kennedy


Sally - London, UK



 This is a hard one for me as my mind often races in every direction. It’s full of thoughts and feelings but COVID-19 has filled any empty spaces I had left. 


I um-ed and ah-ed for ages on what to write about and came up with NOTHING.  


 Basically, since March this year, I have had approximately 10 days of work and I should have had all the time in the world to do all the things I wanted to do but never had the time, but I feel like I have done nothing, zilch, zero, nada.  


 Yes, I have been bringing my daughter up and keeping her entertained, fed, exercised, and educated.


 I constantly see other people's social media photos of the work they have done on their houses; the redecorating; the building work; the daily exercise routines; the kilograms they have lost; and the muscles they have gained. I sit here happy that I have had 5 minutes of fresh air, 3 meals that weren’t just crisps, and a shower.  


 I know all new parents go through this phase but it’s hard.  It’s hard to realize that all the independence you had has been lost and that you aren’t as organized as you always thought you were.



 I know all the stuff I need to do and want to do but I just feel like there is not enough time to do it.  We moved into our flat when I was 8 months pregnant. I was still working and the baby came a few weeks early so felt like I never had a chance to completely move in.  


 Things were just shoved into cupboards and drawers and it took me over a year to actually start to like living here.  The kitchen drives me crazy, the cupboards need to reorganizing, my wardrobe looks like a jumble sale and the books on my bookshelves lay unread.


 

When I do have 5 minutes to myself I am so tired that I don’t have the energy to do anything, So that is what’s on my mind, nothing and everything!


Stay safe.


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