I stopped writing because I didn’t feel like I had much to say. Laid off from my job, at home all day every day, time
Tag: personal growth
Day 75: Keep calm and carry on
Yesterday I realized that hiring probably isn’t any company’s priority right now, and I might have a long slog ahead until I find a new
Day 73: Staying productive while stuck at home
I’m so proud of all I accomplished yesterday! First of all, I wrote a long, heartfelt post about still being able to see the world
Days 65 & 66: Self-esteem in the Workplace
My boss sent me a job listing yesterday. This is not surprising; he and I were both laid off a few weeks ago. I’ve sent
Days 58 & 59: Putting Boundaries Around Other People’s Anxieties
One of the weirdest things about being laid off is the way others respond. People are, understandably, freaked out at the idea of losing their
Day 41: Exercising for Emotional Strength
It feels like the Nothing is catching up to me and I’m going to fall into a depressive cycle at any moment. I’m spending my
Day 40: The Nothing Wears Me Down
It is Monday morning. My house is clean and my body is sore. I overslept and I plan to work from home today. I dusted,
Day 39: The Nothing Gets Stronger
I went and had dinner with friends. It was good to be around people. And yet, the Nothing lingers. It crept in a bit on
Day 38: Light Dawns
It’s one thing to have a logical understanding of something. It’s another thing entirely to experience the emotions of that thing. And it’s yet a
Day 36: Going out alone
Yesterday’s achievement was I went to a movie. That’s it. That’s the accomplishment. I love going to movies and have told myself for many years
Day 33: Finding Balance
Yesterday’s accomplishment was realizing I need to find balance as I fight the Nothing (which is what I’ve started calling the Spring through Summer seasonal
Day 32: February begins
February. My annual countdown to changing the clocks has begun. It’ll be thirty-five more days, in case you were curious. The early nightfall is adorable
Day 31: ADHD and Controlling Impulse Spending
Yesterday’s successes mostly had to do with financial goals. My Amazon Prime ordering habits have been out of control for years. The efforts I’ve made
Day 30: I’ll do Anything to beat depression
Yesterday’s successes include, in no particular order: Going for a walk in the (very rare for this time of year) sunshine Booking a weekend getaway
Day 29: Fight Nothing with Anything
The opposite of Nothing is Something. And if one can’t find Something, sometimes the solution is Anything. That’s the conclusion I came to yesterday. I