I am taking the month off to do absolutely nothing.
Yes, just as the lockdown begins to unwind and our lives return to some semblance of normality, I, decide to take time off. I assure you it is not at all how I envisaged spending my summer.
But then there is so much I could not visualize in those meditation classes: Trump’s reign of terror, NOT dating that beautiful Italian classmate, life without Zuma (the restaurant and not the infernal gym routine, Zumba). You know, basic #firstworldproblems.
The truth is I am no longer 25 and I have had far too many days this year lying straight as a plank in my bed for someone my age. I am constantly physically ill because I have the diet of a teenage boy (plus the alcohol) and I have neglected my health. I want to do so much but I am running on fumes. Sheer willpower cannot help you achieve your dreams if you cannot physically get out of bed.
This month will be torture for me because I have to restrict the amount I use a keyboard. I cannot imagine life without work and now I have to spend a month doing exactly the thing that I live for.
It is a harsh lesson and before any of the self-inflicted damage becomes permanent, I am talking the month off to get better.
I’ll post what I am buying in the sale (or am contemplating) but this will be my last post this month. See you in the third week of July. Stay well and stay safe.