Talking to Myself- Looking Forward to Freedom


 The Fatigue

The pandemic fatigue is getting real. 

About 6 months ago or in about March of 2020, we really started going into the pandemic lockdown measures. Back then, I “knew” from good sources and using my own brain we would be in this for awhile. No vaccine or declining figures means it would be the same old measures til something changed.

The real rub is that it’s so hard to keep up the mental fortitude everyday to “do your part”. I’m not going to argue the politics and crap of this whole situation. I have my opinion and I’ve heard enough of “this is bullshit, what are they doing, fuck them for this that and the other” for the rest of the year. I just want to say that working with restrictions and masks and distancing measures takes its toll.

Retail is not easy to begin with. Add all the extra from the virus times and it really makes it tough for me to want to go to work. People have started getting sucked into the “this is all politics and a conspiracy” or they are tired of the masks and get a little hostile when we ask about them. This has most people on edge. 

The point I want to make is that I’m ready for this be over. The pandemic, the election, the masks, the riots, the everything. 2020 is full mulligan of a year. For all you MTG players, I would say it’s been like drawing 1 of your best cards in your opening hand then 6 lands after. Promising start, then not exactly what you wanted.

I say cheers to the New Year.This will eventually end but I, for one, think the sooner the better. I have a feeling there are many more people that share in my opinion and just want work to go back to it’s regular level of drudgery instead of all this extra effort and emotions.

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