I started getting sick about a week ago. It wasn’t COVID and it certainly wasn’t a surprise; my wife had fighting off the same cold for about three weeks. Despite my teacher-boosted immunity system, three weeks of exposure was too much.
I was sick enough that I took the day off on Monday, but my calendar was too packed to take any more time off. Sometimes it’s just more of a pain to reschedule and get everything done.
So to make sure the cold didn’t turn into a worse infection, I’ve spent as much time as possible not moving. Tuesday, I got home, made dinner, didn’t eat it, then laid still for 11 hours.
So all my time I usual,y would’ve spent working on projects or walking the dog was pretty much spent laying around and watching YouTube and anime. It was very relaxing, but it also shows me just how much time I spend working on everything when I’m not at work. Sometimes I’m reluctant to call my creative work a “career”, but I certainly put the same hours in.
My brain is starting to work at nearly full speed again, so I’m excited to get back to it. But it was nice to get a little perspective.