The other sort of exhaustion

[cimorene]

In an average work week I typically do six to seven things out of the house - leave the house to go to work five times, and then perhaps go to a store or some other errand once or twice, typically with plenty of advance notice. I find doing things out in the world taxing at a basic level, even if they're sometimes enjoyable, and they all require a certain amount of time at home doing nothing to recover, but more when they come without enough notice to get used to the idea first.

So when I say that I've already done nine things this week, you will readily understand that I'm swiftly approaching a state of needing two weekends to recover from just one week. It is summery levels of sunniness now, so I'm way more resilient than in the winter, but there are limits to how much time I can put in out in the world being observed by people with equanimity and composure at the best of times.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

Wishing you all the things you need for your mental health!

[cimorene]

💜!

[devon]

9 things is enormous. I try to do like 1-3 things a day but with a day off in-between. My spouse gets to "rest" on the weekends, but since I don't have a job, weekends are more tiring for me. We have to go places and do things.

[cimorene]

Yeah, I think 1-3 is what I prefer. Working five days in a row, even though my job isn't too challenging (close by, quiet and pleasant place where I'm often alone), is a little rough because of the lack of days off at the best of times and in the winter it left me just practically asleep all the time.