
My brain is like a battery
The power fizzing and spluttering
Until the very end.
I can charge it up again
I just need a day or so
To plug back in
And find my way back to an equilibrium.
I have had two full on weeks with absolutely zero rest. Not only have I had two weeks being a student teacher and finding my way around a new school, I also ran eighty miles over the middle weekend which cost me an entire night of sleep.
That’s all fine and good, but the phrase ‘burning the candle at both ends’ was coined for a reason. It’s because, as humans, if we hurtle through a couple of weeks at that kind of pace, something is going to give.
Now, this would have ended in disaster a couple of years ago but, again, I have learned so much in recovery, and I now have all of the tools to stop that from happening.
However, I did get to about lunch time today and I realised just how flat I was feeling. I felt a bit tearful and really snappy with both Noah and the cat!
This afternoon I did my shopping and then I have just sat watching Netflix and making my crochet blanket. I haven’t done any of my teacher training work as that can just wait. I’m looking after my brain and I’m not going to feel ashamed about it.
Look after your brain too and have a chilled out Saturday in front of the TV. You have my permission……
Much Love
Rachel xx
crispina kemp
As my GP told me after I collapsed: bad enough to burn the candle at both ends, but when you do it in the middle too, you’re asking for trouble.
patientandkindlove
That doctor sounds amazing!
crispina kemp
Yes and no. I had a great relationship with him, but he wasn’t rated highly by most.