Electricity

The electricity went out today. The worst part is that I think it taught me something .

Our electricity went out because someone was trying to steal our cable. Typical. I joke but it was seriously frustrating. I had work to do online and I was unable to do it. Thankfully none of that work was due the next day but it was stressful nonetheless. I therefore did whatever work I could without internet and planned to do whatever was left the next day. Today was interesting in the sense that I was forced to entertain myself with things that could be done without electricity. I made a salad for lunch because our oven and stove are useless without electricity. I also went outside to pick flowers for my mother because not only was there no electricity but it was Mother’s Day. It proved to be a nice activity because it meant that I could just fuck around outside for a while and I found that quite therapeutic.

I am also typing this entire blog post on my phone. My computer died and so here I am. I look like I’m avidly texting people but really, I’m not that social. I also painted over the unsightly logo of a notebook with some Sakura flowers. I haven’t had a lot of time to paint this past week and so it was a welcome change of pace. I really just had a lot of time today to do the things that I normally wouldn’t have had time for during the work week. Today was a lazy sort of day but I don’t feel unproductive. I actually spoilt myself today and got a lot of self-care activities done.  Productivity is relative and I consider self-care to be an extremely productive process.

Take care of yourselves.

–Birdie