Life as a CrazyMimi

I have noticed a gradual change in my attitude toward staying at home in the past week.  Could it be that I'm starting to like it?  Whaaaatttt??? I was actually thinking about this very thing Tuesday morning, while sitting in my favorite chair, still in my PJs, drinking my coffee and finishing my yogurt and strawberries.  Did I mention it was 8:30 AM?  Yeah, I was just hanging out watching the Today show, nice and warm covered in my blanket. I was thinking about what my "old normal" 8:30AM looked like.  Patients would be arriving, I would be preparing contracts for the day, my coffee would be long cold or gone, and my breakfast would seem long done. I would have been up for 3.5 hours if that was a MD day, or 4.5 and had my gym workout in for the day if it was the PA office.  By this time of the morning, I would also feel the stress creeping in. But here I was, still lounging, still relaxed, having been up for about an hour and a half.  I started thi...

For a very long time, while working three jobs, I have longed for a mental health day...just a day I could stay home, not have to go anywhere, or do anything.  Just be.  Just for a day.  I dreamed of what I might do that day.  Read a book, write a blog post, make a nice meal for hubby and myself, or even give myself a pedicure.  All of these things mentioned are a luxury to me.  I stay super busy all the time, and don't take time to do these things. So fast forward to March of 2020.  Guess what?  I got my mental health day....plus 20 as of today. Since March 21st, pretty much every day is a mental health day.  However, my mental health is not so great with all of these days.  How could I have longed for this kind of do nothing time for so long, and not be thrilled when I get it?  Especially for 21 days and counting!  And before this stay at home order,  I was always thinking about what life might be like when I retire....