Adorkable Musings

There are days when the world is closing in on me.  Work is getting to the point that I don’t want to do it anymore, and life is being life. On these days, I like to take a mental health day.  I need a day where I can recharge or be a blanket burrito if that is what is required. Over the past couple of years, I have done this sporadically so that I do not crash and burn.  Stress is not my friend.  I tell people I have to be a five on the mood scale.  If I go up or down on that scale, I am either sobbing or look like I am having a manic episode.

I knew on Thursday that I was going to take a mental health day.  Everything was blah: my work laptop, my work, and every notification beep I could hear.  Once I requested the day, I had to decide what to do.  Did I want to go out or stay in?  I choose to run some errands.  It would get me out of the house and perk me up.  I made it through the day and started to prep for Friday. It doesn’t have to be a lot, but just a break from the everyday sameness.

The following day, I allowed myself to sleep in, but as soon as I was up, I made sure to get moving.  I am known for just laying in bed and letting the day get away from me.  First stop of the day? Barnes and Noble.  Books are my friends. 😂 I do have a problem, but I am ok with it.  I bought two books to add to my “to be read” list.  Next stop food, and I decided that I wanted comfort food.  I decided to go to Han II Kwan for some spicy tofu soup.  Han II Kwan is located in the Doraville/Atlanta area on Buford Highway.  The food was so good!  I hate being a slow eater because I wanted to gobble it all up. 

More was done, but alas, just errands needed to be run.  That being said, the break was needed. I needed the time to refresh and get my mind together.  The day off gave me time to put things in perspective.  It is something that I only started doing in the past few years.  Growing up, taking a mental health day was not a thing.  You just had to go to work and deal with it.  My dad would get mad if I took a day off, so the guilt I had for taking a day off stayed for years.  I now work at a place that encourages you to take your time. I hope that more jobs will allow mental health days.