Snow day!
Yesterday was a snow day for most, but it was more than that for me. A friend recently posted that 2019 was time to end the stigma round calling in to work "sick" due to mental health, and that is what yesterday's snow day was for me, a mental health day.
For a couple of weeks now, I have felt a strong need for some real down time. Just a chance to be alone; quiet, mindless, unplanned… a disconnect to reconnect sort of thing. I had even considered taking a day off to just sit around and do nothing, but that never turns out as planned because I have time to “plan” it which is counterproductive.
But, an unanticipated snow day did the trick!
A lazy morning followed by a chance to put on some snow pants, shovel our way out of the house and play in the snow. We ran some errands while stores were pretty empty. I had lunch with my little girl and follow it up with a 2hr nap on a Wednesday! I baked a cake simply because she asked for one and, lastly, threw in a movie to end a day of no obligations, no expectations, and no work! Even when I am legitimately home sick from work, I have a horrible habit of spending the day glued to my emails, but with the whole office closed I never thought about them once!
And, with everything we did yesterday, I have to say that our nap was my favorite. My mind was so clear that I was able to take notice of the little things.
After 30 minutes of hearing her toss and fidget next to me, she finally started to settle in to sleep. As her eyelids became heavy, she reached over and took my hand in hers, wrapping my arm around her. I asked her if she wanted to come and sleep closer to me and she just shook her head as she closed her eyes. This is very much me! I don't like being suffocated while trying to sleep, but I used to need something to be touching me for comfort; a hand, a foot, anything. With so many years of going to bed much earlier than DH and often being in different countries, I have lost the need for this comfort, but it feels good to be that security blanket for someone else now. I just wrap myself around a body pillow like an octopus!
For a couple of weeks now, I have felt a strong need for some real down time. Just a chance to be alone; quiet, mindless, unplanned… a disconnect to reconnect sort of thing. I had even considered taking a day off to just sit around and do nothing, but that never turns out as planned because I have time to “plan” it which is counterproductive.
But, an unanticipated snow day did the trick!
A lazy morning followed by a chance to put on some snow pants, shovel our way out of the house and play in the snow. We ran some errands while stores were pretty empty. I had lunch with my little girl and follow it up with a 2hr nap on a Wednesday! I baked a cake simply because she asked for one and, lastly, threw in a movie to end a day of no obligations, no expectations, and no work! Even when I am legitimately home sick from work, I have a horrible habit of spending the day glued to my emails, but with the whole office closed I never thought about them once!
And, with everything we did yesterday, I have to say that our nap was my favorite. My mind was so clear that I was able to take notice of the little things.
After 30 minutes of hearing her toss and fidget next to me, she finally started to settle in to sleep. As her eyelids became heavy, she reached over and took my hand in hers, wrapping my arm around her. I asked her if she wanted to come and sleep closer to me and she just shook her head as she closed her eyes. This is very much me! I don't like being suffocated while trying to sleep, but I used to need something to be touching me for comfort; a hand, a foot, anything. With so many years of going to bed much earlier than DH and often being in different countries, I have lost the need for this comfort, but it feels good to be that security blanket for someone else now. I just wrap myself around a body pillow like an octopus!
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