Here goes the Monday morning hamster wheel, yawn

[pancakeontoast]

That's the weekend over for another 5 days. Feeling tired and envious of anyone that has the luxury of not working 👌 I'm juggling 3 jobs atm to do the things I need to do, but it's ok, it'll be worthwhile in the end! So any one else that's dreading the week ahead.... we've got this!

I've wasted my weekend getting better from a sodding cold. Missed out on two bright sunny days. Back into it this morning. I feel for you!

I’ve worked non-stop all weekend. For me it’s roll on 8am when I can go home!

Monday morning and I’m sitting on the couch contemplating starting breakfast lunch boxes etc. i did not sleep well. Thanks dd.

I'm working freelance at the moment so most of it is evenings but it's back to school after a 2 week holiday here. DC is a school refuser so I'm not looking forward to it.

They're on a reduced timetable and don't start until 9.45 but I watch a friend's 1yo every Monday and he gets dropped off at 8 so I don't even get to enjoy a lie in on the worst day of the week for my own DC.

Same. I really cannot be bothered anymore. The darkness isn't helping at all.

Schlepping into head office this morning, so I'm up, dressed and about to leave. This is why I work from home. Ugh. Happy Monday all

[Solidarity handshake]

I know people have it much worse all over the world but the darkness and cold this morning really got to me. Might do something with mash tonight, it cheers me up. A bit.

I'm just about to get out of bed. First day of the rest of my life! 🥳

Or
same shit different day... 😆

It’s too bloody cold to leave my bed this morning 😴

Thank you, you too!
I only started work in a pharmacy not long ago but had no idea how exceptionally busy it would be or how ridiculously vile the public can be… I understand they’re in pain so remain calm at all times but seriously I’m on minimum wage, I don’t deserve to be shouted at. Mondays and Fridays are the worst, people have been getting themselves worked up all weekend in the first case and on Fridays they call last second and say they need their 8 prescriptions done in less than 1 minute. Eh?! You need the doctor to authorise it first, we can’t just give you your “usual”. 😩😩

Fingers crossed the week goes well for all of us.

My thoughts exactly. Lying in bed and trying to muster up the energy to move. At least I WFH and only 4 days a week but honestly, I can't muster up the energy to give a shit about work any more.

Used to have a fairly comfortable life on my school salary. So only paid term time but now it barely makes ends meet and we rarely have anything left for luxuries. Even the food shop budget has had to be reduced to make sure we can pay everything.
that added to the unions not agreeing our pay rises means I really begrudge going to work at the moment.
ive asked for a change of role but it’s been refused so feeling down about that.

Just read all the messages, I'm so glad I'm not on my own this morning. Dd has had a bad cold all weekend and I spent my only day off cleaning the house from last weeks carnage so I would just love a day off to go for a nice walk/ coffee and have 5 mins to myself. It's so tough, yet I do feel horribly selfish complaining given the state of what's going on in the world at present.

I feel you, I too work in a school term time. I've now had to take on additional work to make ends meet. Im shattered, fed up and grumpy and I'll not get home until 10pm tonight

I lost the whole weekend to an awful cold (had COVID a month or so ago and cannot seem to get well). Still feel appalling and I've got to put my all into this week 😪

You definitely need a duvet day too, it's so miserable isn't it? !!!! Xxxxx

I really struggle with the dark mornings. I look forward to the clocks going back but even then, the reprieve is only temporary.

I really cba at work today or the rest of the week. It's just the same shit but a different week. I'm looking for a second job to make ends meet, but there's nothing out there atm to for the hours I need. I'm on a mission to lose weight and it makes me miserable not having treats in the day/ eat what I want. All I want to do is go to the gym, but works gets in the way. My hair desperately needs a cut but I can't afford it atm. And I'm gagging for a mcds breakfast but it would be a 5 minute enjoyment and then it'd worry about the calories/ weight gain. I'm cold but costs means no heating. I've got the usual shitty Monday morning work meeting. Same meeting every week. Every week I tell myself I'll put not effort into work but I don't. Manager seems fine with my work but I know I can do more/pull more out the bag.

I think I need a week of duvet days!

*more effort

OMG yes ! If I stayed in bed all day/week I would be warm and cosy and not tempted to eat crap

I need to get up, it's too bloody cold though. I'm working from home today, I only need to go downstairs but it's too cold. I really don't want to have to put the heating on, but it seems that it might be time. At least in the mornings to get me up.

I might have to get dressed in bed!

I am stuck with a sprained ankle that is at the getting better stage so I am not yet fully mobile. This means I can't chivvy the children into getting ready so they are all going to be late because heaven forbid they get themselves moving. DH is not a morning person so he is trying very hard but I am the only one who can really manage on a cold October morning and I can't. Aaaargh.

I work part time as well. Supermarket so st least get discount on my food shop.