That Monday morning feeling

Published by: Penny Lane on 31st May 2010 | View all blogs by Penny Lane
It's not just Mondays that I feel it.  I feel it every other day of my working week. That sick sinking feeling you get when once again, sleep has passed you by and you awake to your 5 am alarm clock.
The desire to jump out of bed has long gone, the job has got to me, like they all do eventually and I find myself fighting, fighting with my legs, my hands, my mind, my heart and my brain.
The job has ironically become a blank page.  I turn up everyday and have no idea how I start.  People come and go like words I don't recognise and the desire to rub them out gets deeper every day.
I want to tear out the page and start again.  I have no connection there, no interest holds my eye and ear.  I have recycled phrases and replies, I don't need to think anymore, I just do.
Lost in a world of screens, tickets, phone calls and office bullshit with no idea how to find my way out.
It never mattered before, I walked, and kept on walking until I found the next blank page.  That can't happen anymore, bigger things are at stake and I keep going to keep the things that make turning up everyday that bit easier.
I'm circling in my own Catherine Wheel of want and need.  I want to be doing something else but need the money for the future and so my Monday morning battle goes on and on and on.

Comments

6 Comments

  • Steve
    by Steve 2 years ago
    You are not alone. The number of people on here enduring a similar scenario is staggering.
  • mike
    by mike 2 years ago
    I must confess to being rather confused about your post. At first, I thought it referred to problems with your writing. Having just made a post about my job - working in a public library - might it not suit you? Bur the pay might be too low
  • AlanP
    by AlanP 2 years ago
    As Steve says it's not a rare situation that you find yourself in. But, one way or another we all need food, clothes and a place to lay our heads, generally this creates a need for the money to pay for it. Office life can be dire, so many petty people with nothing else in life except their jobs. Not you though. You have something else don't you? After all, in the words of Mr Idle of Monty Python fame:


    Some things in life are bad
    They can really make you mad
    Other things just make you swear and curse.
    When you're chewing on life's gristle
    Don't grumble, give a whistle
    And this'll help things turn out for the best...
  • Penny Lane
    by Penny Lane 2 years ago
    Thanks for your words of encouragement guys, it really did help. I know i'm not the only person going through this and most weeks i can cope fine but every now and then my smile turns into a frown. After a recent visit to the doctors for yet another batch of cluster migraines he suggested that i go and work in a garden centre.................
  • Penny Lane
    by Penny Lane 2 years ago
    Thanks Jill, i really appreciate your kind words. With reference to the gardening, i tried that 2 weeks ago. I spent 2 hours in the sunshine removing an ugly plant that had rooted itself very deeply, to be rewarded with very achy legs the morning after. Maybe i will leave that to the experts.

    I was lucky enough last year to realise that writing is my passion...i will continue to take those small steps ; - )
  • Mcallan
    by Mcallan 1 year ago
    Hi Penny. I stumbled upon your blog whilst browsing. As you can see from all of the comments.....you are certainly not alone. Small steps are good....one at a time. I always find time to enjoy the little things too. Like that mid morning cup of coffee, and maybe a chance to jot some things down in my new notebook!
    Hang in there...and one Monday morning you will wake and go YAY!.....a whole day writing!..:)
    ps I'm Mac by the way...sorry should have said that first!
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