Return to work

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Back to reality and my day job today. A return to work causes my anxiety to go crazy. There's no need for it to be, work is a familiar place. It seems every time I go away this happens when I return. I already know where I live is a trigger and it's probably has is in part to going off my routine that doesn't help. It's still cold and snowy and winter driving doesn't help either. I am also feeling the loss of an hrs sleep with the time zone change.

I need to remind myself that I'm a decent driver. I haven't been in an accident, there's no need to stress about driving. That I'm good at my job and nothing that's thrown at me I can't handle. Just need to clear my head and breath.

I have to make sure I take a sketchbook with me today. Mindless doodling always helps. I should have got my things ready last night also but I took a friend out for supper last night so just went to sleep when I got home.

I don't know what it is. I was never a very social person but after travels I miss that social aspect so much. It's so hard to socialize here on a consistent basis. I can go weeks without even having a conversation with people if it wasn't for my phone.

Although things do get a lot more hectic, I find I get more done. I have a tendency to procrastinate. When I am short on time, I tend to just get in and get thing done. The structure of my routine also puts everything in a time slot so there's not alot of thinking.

Yesterday was a good example I'm sure I could have found something more productive to do than practicing the guitar for 4 hrs. My fingers are feeling it today. Lol

Oh well make the best of it and carry on.

Jackie ❤️