Musings: On Being Worn Out and Other Things
With Photos of the Day: Tulip Portraits From My Winter 2024 Desk Tulip Collection
The topic rings true today as I am preparing to move in the next couple of weeks.
As of Thursday, the refrigerator in the new place is leaking water from the bottom of the freezer down to the inside of the fridge — the inside of the freezer is cold and the fridge — not at all. When I spoke to maintenance on Friday, I was told, “This isn’t something I will get to today. I will look at it Monday.” I’m hoping they will let me buy my own.
My daughter is cleaning the new place today. She spent a couple of hours on the tiny kitchen yesterday and that isn’t finished yet. She’s worn out too.
We’ve pushed my move in date to the last weekend of May. The place was supposed to be move in ready on May 7. It wasn’t. Thank god(dess) for all my daughter is doing to help me. There is so much to do just to make this place liveable. I’ve been incredibly depressed by all of this and I hope in time it will feel like home.
Today’s post is a re-post from a year ago. I think many of you can relate. We’re all worn out by the constant barrage of troubling news. Much love to you all my readers…
A few days earlier, in 2024, I shared my truth here, that “I Am Worn Out,” and it seems that quite a few of my readers could identify with that sentiment.
I felt the need to make it a little more real in the midst of all the Daily Affirmations and feel good stuff I write and post here, because let’s face it, there’s a lot of us out here that are clearly worn out from everything happening in our own worlds and the world around us.
I’m all for the feel good, daily affirmation vibe that I post about here. I am all about helping to lift others up, for I recognize that in doing that, I also lift myself up. However, I also belief that it is absolutely acceptable to own the fact that we all have days when we are worn out, tired, fed up, overwhelmed, you know, stuff is just straight out hard some days, and I think it helps to be honest about that.
No one’s life is perfect. We are all struggling and there are a lot of us who feel like they don’t want to talk about their stuff. That’s fine, I get it. I feel like that sometimes myself.
However, there is one thing that I learned a long time ago — if you don’t talk about it, it festers. And we’ve got enough to deal with, without our struggles and troubles festering.
So I just want to say this today…
It’s okay to be real. It’s okay to be honest. It’s okay to say, “I Am Worn Out.”
It’s okay to be sad, scared, feel lonely, be grieving, be angry, be unwell. It’s okay to feel all the feels and go through the stuff you need to go through.
Say it.
Own it.
Revel in it.
Cry about it.
Feel mad and sad.
Do what you gotta do to work through it.
It will pass.
It always does.
You will get through it.
You always do.
There are times in our lives when everyday’s a struggle to get through, and there are times in our lives when every day is a joy. At 67 years old, I am finding I have more struggles then I used to, and that’s okay, because life happens. I know you all get that.
I just want to end this post by saying to all of you, Dear Readers, just know I see you and I hear you all in your struggles and your joys. Thanks so much for reading and being here for me.
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Glad you have postponed move in til the end of the month.
If the landlord isn’t replacing that frig, as they should, call HUD housing and turn them in. You have rights (As I know you have learned living in the current less than perfect place with the noisy upstairs neighbors.). I send warm hugs, prayers for your safe cosy home to grow so as to hold you as you live. 💞
Imagine when your cosy new living space has a jar of fresh tulips on the table Pamela! And the smell of freshly brewed coffee or your favourite beverage steaming on your desk.
And I use the word cosy on purpose. Because you WILL be able to turn small into cosy. Somehow I have made a 7 long by 3.2 wide by 4.2 high tiny home cosy and liveable.
All the best with the cleaning and the fridge. Sounds like a bloody nightmare. Sending you strength to get through these difficult few weeks. Keep looking at the beautiful nature surrounding you that is always there, no matter what. 🌷❤️🌷