I have officially not been working since the 1st of January, and the lethargy has set in. It has been a very intense first month of the year for all the wrong reasons and I now find myself having some issues getting things done, the energy reserve seem to be a tad bit depleted. My fathers funeral is on this Friday, and I seem to have postponed my life till after this occasion, which is never good. Getting out of bed in the morning is a bit though and not even the smallest things get done.
I have a long to-do list for today, a list that I would like to complete before once again getting on the train to Gotham (to be honest, I hope this is the last trip up there for a very long time) and the family, the energy just isn’t there.
I did get up when the alarm went of this morning, kind of; I went to the kitchen and got a yoghurt and then crawled back into bed, then I got up again to make coffee, and then back into bed waiting for the coffee to finish. Now I am sitting at my kitchen table, drinking that same coffee, writing this piece and trying to figure out how on earth I am going to kick-start myself into action.
That thing I know, the only person that can change the situation as it is right now, is me! Pretty easy, the only one that can pack my bag is me, the only one that can do my dishes is me, the only one that can find me a job is me, in all in all – it’s all me! I also know that once I get started and get things done, I will feel a lot better about the situation, it’s just all about taking that first step.
I wonder if I can find some cheering noise on the big wide web, so when every time I complete something on my to-do list, I can give myself a cheer!
I rushed myself into those first steps and had quite a setback afterwards. Take your time, or maybe try to start with a very small first step,
Unfortunately my small step is packing my stuff together and getting on the train home…harder then I thought!
Heja dig! Jag vet hur det är med letargin… fy. Men idag började jag om pÃ¥ Friskis och oj vad skönt det kändes att göra nÃ¥got vettigt
Tänker på dig på fredag. Vet inte hur länge du är uppe i Götet men om du vill stänga av lite och ta en fika så hör av dig!
Såg att du varit på Friskis, ett ordentligt träningspass hade ju suttit fint, är ju färdig med senaste pencillin kuren nu
Har inte bestämt hur länge jag stannar, över söndag i alla fall, det är födsledags helg…hör av mej
Ja, det var riktigt skönt! Jag har ju inte kunnat göra så mycket på några månader men nu kände jag att det har rättat till sig och att jag orkar och det var härligt!
Ja, hör av dig! Om inte annat kanske du har lite tid att slå ihjäl innan tåget går eller så
Heja dej…och det är ganska lätt att rÃ¥ka ha lite tid att slÃ¥ ihjäl innan tÃ¥get gÃ¥r sen Starbucks öppnade…
Kan tänka mig det ja!
Jag har inte varit pÃ¥ Starbucks pÃ¥ flera Ã¥r, fick just en desperat craving efter en venti double vanilla latte… oj oj oj.
Det är lyx kaffe och något jag unnar mej själv när jag anser att jag förtjänar det
Ja, absolut! Jag upptäckte just att jag har mitt gamla Starbuckskort kvar i plånboken, undrar just om det är några slantar kvar på det
Inte säker på att dom korten fungerar här i Sverige
Aha, jag fick för mig att de var globala! Vet att de ska funka i USA i alla fall… fast det var ju nÃ¥gra Ã¥r sedan jag laddade det senast och dÃ¥ fanns inte Starbucks i Sverige alls om jag inte minns fel.
Nope, Starbucks är ganska nytt här, tror den i Malmö öppnade förra sommaren, dom har nog inte kommit så långt som kort investeringen än…det tog ett bra tag innan muggarna kom.
Se där ja! Första var på Arlanda tidigt 2010, men det är ju ändå förhållandevis nytt i Sverige.
Ah unemployment and that first step towards being productive. I know it too. I have applications to write, more jobs to seek and things to do in general. Good luck with your to do list! I have one too and I am yet to cross anything off of it today… One step at a time, right? I’m going to aim to send one application off today and tidy. Otherwise I’ll spend the rest of today being overwhelmed by all the things I have to do and not knowing where to start. Maybe we should have both added “make and enjoy coffee” to our to do lists… That way we’d both have completed at least one thing today! Take care
I think that sounds like an awesome idea! It can even count as two things, make and enjoy
I feel so much better already 
Hello, sorry for your loss. I think you’re doing well getting out of bed, that’s a step in the right direction and that alone will make you feel better. If you want some activities to help break the monotony of jobhunting, increase you motivation and make you feel a bit better check out my blog post. I wrote it yesterday when I realised I wasn’t being productive with all the free-time that comes with being unemployed (in between/before/after applying for all the jobs I was suitable for that day that is)
http://literarylydi.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/bored-activities-to-break-the-monotony-of-jobhunting/
I’ve done a workout today to get me in the right mindset for a recruitment day.
Thanks for the hints, will keep them in mind moving forward
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