I’ve been sick since before Christmas. It’s been annoying at best and discouraging at worst. I haven’t been sick since we moved out to the country, in fact. Not having official sick days has been hard for me. Not having cut-off times at the end of a “business day” has been hard for me. Navigating boundaries whilst making my own timeline has been hard for me. Choose your hard, they say. I’d still choose this over having to hold my pee for 4 hours, but I’ve realized the last few weeks have been so full of tissues and temperature checks that I need a different default other than, “power through,” because I think it might have almost killed me.
Jed Bartlet, 2023 and the Power Down
Jed Bartlet, 2023 and the Power Down
Jed Bartlet, 2023 and the Power Down
I’ve been sick since before Christmas. It’s been annoying at best and discouraging at worst. I haven’t been sick since we moved out to the country, in fact. Not having official sick days has been hard for me. Not having cut-off times at the end of a “business day” has been hard for me. Navigating boundaries whilst making my own timeline has been hard for me. Choose your hard, they say. I’d still choose this over having to hold my pee for 4 hours, but I’ve realized the last few weeks have been so full of tissues and temperature checks that I need a different default other than, “power through,” because I think it might have almost killed me.