Work is full on at the moment, multiple deadlines. Working till 11pm last night, decompressing after, so I didn’t really get to sleep until 3am. Obviously feeling the effects today - too awake to want to sleep longer but I can’t really settle much to anything involving concentration (e.g. reading a book) and not really feeling up to a long walk. Any recommendations for a relaxing zoned out but meaningful way to spend the day that doesn’t just involve sitting on my phone? Or should I just make myself go out for that walk and that will wake me up?
As is probably coming across I’m single and don’t have kids yet, so it’s not that I’m just ignoring them! Tired mums, if and when you do get a downtime day (which I appreciate may not necessarily be the case) how do you make the most of it without further knocking yourself out? Or what did you do in my situation before you had kids?
YABU - it’s fine to have a mindless vegging day on your phone or not doing that much once in a while, even if it feels unsatisfying
YANBU - you can make a better use of a downtime day and here’s how