I’m feeling frustrated and a bit stuck. Things are generally okay, but I’m tired of dealing with noisy, messy building work from our neighbours. Six months last year, and now another month of noise and mess. The neighbour came over recently and didn’t even acknowledge the disruption and they didn’t warn us about the work to begin with, which felt inconsiderate.
On top of that, people in other areas of my life are being unpredictable, which adds to the frustration. We try to speak up when necessary, but people seem so self-absorbed and inconsiderate these days.
That’s my petty rant. It's not about the neighbour or the building works as such.
It's also not specific to other unpredictable people and behaviours but I feel I put in a lot of effort and care generally in things and there is vibe of not being respected and change of plans simply imposed without any care or thought. At the same time I do actually feel quite grumpy and have to fake being nice, not sure how convincing I am, as just not feeling myself.
What do you do to protect your peace of mind? When you’re frustrated, what helps you regain your equilibrium? As it stands, I feel like I’m turning into a miserable, grumpy person.
Help me snap out of it!