This week has been very up and down. Professionally my week has been amazing as it mostly is. Personally this week has been tough. Nobody ever said families were easy and mine at times can be very difficult. I think I’ve mentioned before that my mum and youngest sister are very similar in terms of attitude and how nothing is ever their fault. I’d like to think that I will always say if I’m wrong about something. This week has seen invasions of my privacy and listening to adults behaving worse than the children that I work with. They children have been great this week and world book day did prompt a child to tell me how cute I am 😂.
Still digressing away from all of that slightly. This week has definitely taught me that workplaces will strike up some of the most amazing friendships with people who I might not have usually been friends with when I was younger and even working in day nurseries. I’ve definitely found that some of the people who I feel closest to are those that will check in when they can tell I’m not doing so great and this really does help to not feel so alone in the world.
My work friends are the ones who have helped to build me up and remind me of my worth and remind me that they know my situation is tough but still love me for me.
Some of my friendships at work are based around being sociable and these friends have definitely helped me to develop a fairly decent social life even if we have had to put this on hold. I cannot wait to hear the words “pub Friday night on a Monday morning”. Others will listen to me without judgement and offer such wonderful advice. Some are based on being able to have a laugh and joke with them and the ability for me to know that people are not awful and do not want bad things to happen. For this I will never stop being grateful. My current job has helped me in more ways than they will ever realise. Sometimes even that simple smile and wave does the trick.
As always stay safe and look after each other.
Journeying through mental health 