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A Season In the Sun
Another six weeks away from work ends on Thursday…this one was quite different from my last leave, it was more spontaneous and free spirited. Not a single visit to the doctor, lots of listening to my heart, moderate alcohol intake, more outdoor excursions, lots of mistakes made without fear, no worries about things beyond my control, a wee bit more sleep, lots of Netflix and biographical books. My bed is as messy as ever, tried out a few new places and I helped draft a concept note on agency banking, I’m still shocked by that last one. Things can only get better from here on 🌻
A Bit Of Colour
Went to the museum today, it was colourful. The last time I was in there was 2015. The silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is I can use my time away from work to renew my interests in the visual arts, among other things.. I’m also thinking of ways to add to my coin collection right now, it’s been a while. Whatever it is, find time to rekindle that long-held interest🌻
Live Now
Had a superb day with my cousin today, the most fun I’ve had since my birthday. We went to a wildlife resort out of the city and we did everything; boat riding, a game drive where we saw the most beautiful animals and birds, cheese and wine tasting, horse riding and after a long day of communing with nature we played a friendly tennis match and later kicked back a few lagers. Tomorrow’s not promised, just breathe and live now.
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The only thing you can’t find on my bed is sleep… I got a diary, a notebook, laptop, tablet, phone, 2 pens and a pencil, a novel, some papers, a backpack and a pillow… I’ve been living on my bed the 6 weeks…back to work tomorrow, time to clear the den
Dr Do-A-Little-More, Please…
Hate that I’m becoming a regular at the clinic, my doctor smiled when I entered her office today, that’s not good.. Her: What are we here for today? Me: I don’t know doctor, I think I’m going blind. My eyes are bright red like brake lights and the headaches won’t stop. A couple of tests later she tells gives me two sets of pills for the migraines, some eyedrops and tells me to stay off my PC for the next few days. Tired of this dopey pushmi-pullyu effect all these pills are having on me. Doc please do a little more, don’t wanna see you anytime soon…In the quest for peace, inhale the chaos.
Week Four At Home
Dear diary today I went on a road trip… to work.. Felt the walls in my room starting to suffocate me and I got tired of watching Scorcese gangster movies, listening to 70’s rock and 90’s rap and reading biographies of dead people and I decided to take a ride on the work bus as the driver picked up the night shift team reporting at 5 p. m. We were just 8 people on a 30 seater bus, all masked up and silent except for the music and the the little chatter the driver and I had going on. The carpark at work is almost empty, place looks like a total ghost town. Soon as we dropped that silent team, those who knocked off at 5 got on the bus, same routine as the ones who had just disembarked, hands sanitized by the driver as they boarded the bus, they were seven in total and they spoke a little more. The ride back was even more exciting, I enjoyed the music, the conversation, the wind blowing in my face… took some pics and even sent a pic and video to my quirky friend Chichi. Didn’t know a bus ride to work and back would ever feel so liberating, it was a lovely day. Those two hours in the sun were everything
Ready, Set, Go!
Will try to restart my 7km daily run today which I haven’t done in 6 months. I’ve been one lazy bum the past two weeks and I’m not proud of it. My daily routine in that period has been eating, sleeping and going to the bathroom and some reading and TV in between those but no exercise at all.. I’ve only managed to meet my daily target of walking 10, 000 steps a day on the two occasions I’ve gone to see the doc and that’s only because I didn’t wanna use public transportation. I enjoyed the jogging in the evening all those months I was out of employment coz it made me drink lots of water, it was a different kinda high, it kept me from my phone for a couple of hours and it did help in part with sleep coz my body would be somewhat tired at the end of it all but my work schedule kinda got in the way of that but I at least manage to meet my 10,000 steps a day each week day. The endless headaches, dysfunctional digestive system and lack of sleep in the past few weeks have been signaling me to at least start walking considerably during the lockdown and the biggest inspiration has been from the unlikeliest sources; mom and dad. The folks have been fast walking my jogging route every morning starting at 5.30 a. m. for the past week and I think I might just join them two hours from now and see if I can be doing mornings with them or evenings by myself. Nonetheless I’ll be back in the exercise business today and perhaps by the time I’m returning to work in a month my slacks will still fit perfectly lol
Date Night
Got so bored reading and watching series last night, as an excuse to get some air I went to meet up a friend just five minutes away from home to get the latest episodes of Money Heist, we ended up driving to the mall, ordering dinner and eating from the car… it was refreshing, all the anxiety of not sleeping and being locked indoors went away for a while.. We talked about missing work and two more weeks of quarantine and by the time all the episodes had copied two hours later I was beaming… My friend and I have this tradition, every payday we always have a meal but didn’t do it for March.. so last night we decided as long as we on lockdown every Saturday evening is date night, takeaway in the car and lots of laughs and rowdiness and yes we’re observing social distancing… Was glad to see all restaurants clearly marking out spots on the floor for people to stand away from each other and strictly doing takeaways
Looking For Sheep To Count
sleep deprivation quickly building into a storm of anxiety, that endless feeling, fear of something horrible that might happen at any moment, it’s like all I can do is wait for it. The irritability slowly chipping and knawing away at my sanity can turn a perfectly sunny day into a pile of shit. I’m so envious of those who fall asleep so easily. Yeah sleep is the cousin of death but no sleep is a close relative too.. Someone to address needs to address the mental health part of this quarantine 🤦🏾♂️
Dreams Are Real…
Just got done reading this book, didn’t know it would make me cry when I started it on Sunday😭😭 don’t know if it’s the fact it takes place in neighboring Malawi that makes it so relatable or perhaps it was William’s candour and sheer will power that kept cutting the onions in my eyes…try to find it and read it if you haven’t and if you just seen the movie or read it before, please read it again. Dreams are real, reality is wrong – Tupac Shakur
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