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I need a break from work

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MargieSimpson · 01/08/2022 01:29

Sorry this is a long, rambling one. Two years ago I was semi retired & temping as i'm mid 50's, mortgage/debt free. Then covid hit & I got a full time permanent job as husbsnd was furloughed, accounts payable on only £22.5k. I've seen a lot of the same sort of jobs advertised at a higher salary, some hybrid.
The good thing about my job is its only 6 miles away & I can work 8 til 4 & it's giving us more spends & chance to save. They've given us all 1 day to work from home to save on fuel. I've not actually worked from home yet due to month ends, having part of the week off for holiday, off sick, I'm the only one! On top of all this I had my second bout of covid a couple of weeks ago & it really knocked me off my feet for the first few days. The finance director still put pressure on me to fetch my laptop & work from home, even at the beginning. I was disgusted.
I can't shake the cough off & I'm knackered. Im very overweight & sitting down all day which is not helping.I'm always helping my widowed mum in my spare time as she has big anxiety problem & arthritis. She's only been widowed 18 months so it's still raw for her. Our house really needs a massive declutter & deep clean & it's affecting my mental health now. My dear husband does his fair share, probably more than me really. I feel like taking the rest of the year off, I never find the time to change any of the above. I'm just too scared in case I struggle to get another job at 57, cost of living out of control adds to this fear.
I don't know where to start in improving my health & our home

OP posts:
Quitelikeit · 01/08/2022 01:32

Go part time? Look for a new job

you aren’t clear as to whether you can afford to leave your job?

get a cleaner too

Blackeyedpea · 01/08/2022 01:37

@Quitelikeit yes I can afford to leave for a while. So I feel like leaving for a break and looking for another job after Xmas. Even though there are a lot of jobs I'm my field advertised at the moment I'm stil too scared in case I don't get another one. I feel like I need the break though

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