Small bits of happiness.
Time for another rambling post, because I’m doing my daily work under a blanket in my big and cozy chair. I woke up feeling poorly, and it hasn’t improved much since then. It’s days like today that I’m actually so thankful to be working from home. This is the kind of day that I would normally have had to call in sick, because I wouldn’t have been able to make the 1 1/2 hour commute to work. Since I’m at home though, and able to take care of myself as needed while still doing my work, I’m able to just power through the day. That’s not to say that sick days aren’t important. They absolutely are friends! And you shouldn’t be afraid to still take them if you need them. I had to take one 2 weeks ago after my second vaccination, because I felt absolutely awful and was not able to even think straight. For this tummy bug though I felt like I could make it work. So far it has!
So now I’m warm and cozy, with a big cup of water, and working through my Monday work list. My brain keeps flitting to the things I want to do once I’m off work today. It has been so long since I’ve really been excited to read, and now I’m at the point where I actually have started three different books. Shudder also put up the second half of the “In Search of Darkness” documentary, which deals with the history of horror movies, and I am so excited to watch it! Hopefully by then I feel well enough for popcorn and hot chocolate. Plus my friend lent me a new video game yesterday, so I can’t wait to start that either. I love all the options sitting in front of me.
This whole pandemic has really changed my mindset on things. I’ve always been one to look for small bits of happy in any situation. I think what I didn’t learn until recently though is that you can make those small happiness bits for yourself too. Look forward to a toasty cup of hot chocolate at the end of the day. Buy that piece of cake for yourself in the evening. Make a blanket fort on the weekend, and drag a warm cup of tea and stack of books into it. Take some time to be outside in the sunshine, appreciate the flowers, find some butterflies. Whatever makes you happy. Create those bits for yourself, so you can store them up as a kind of armor against the bad. That’s what I’ve been doing, and it’s working.
