Everything in my country just seems to be going from bad to worse. From the cost of living to security and mental health. The issues we are facing in this country are enough to drive anyone over the precarious edge of sanity. As our naira keeps on slumping against the dollar, the prices of goods and services keep on soaring time and again but the income does not soar along. Instead, it seems to be depleting with each passing day. It is not easy at all, all these things seem to be hitting us from all angles and there is nothing we can do about it. The people we elected to control our affairs and take us into the Promised Land took us instead to a place we had no idea of. Now, we the poor masses are suffering it. Well, bad economy or not, insecurity or not, a man still has to eat right? And the family still has to be provided for. So even as things keep on getting tougher, we will have to keep on seeking ways to increase our streams of income. Take me for instance, although I am studying Electrical Engineering in my school, I am already an accomplished writer. Apart from blogging, I am a ghostwriter, a manuscript editor, a Book Project Consultant, and a Content Creator. Basically, everything I am doing to pay my bills is simply writing. And because of this, I usually have to spend most of my day seating in my chair and tapping away at my laptop. For hours on end, the light from the screen will be on my face as I work but I will endure it. I have an end goal in mind. Although I do not work back-to-back hours, I would never try that, it would burn me out in a jiffy. But I do take some time in between gigs to rest a little. It can be to rest my back, after seating in a stiff chair for hours, or to rest my eyes after staring into the screen for hours as well. Either way, I take my rest and make sure that when I return to the job, I am refreshed and ready to get back into the business. When I am looking to rest, there are different things I can do. And I usually make the decisions on a whim, especially based on how I am feeling at that particular moment. On some days I will just take a nap until I have to resume, one of the perks of working from home; the bed is never really far away. I can also decide to replace the work with some house chores, and get some things done in the house. I would do some cleaning or cooking, using it as an opportunity to move about. By the time I am done, I would be ready to work again. Also, another therapy I do not play with is going for my walks. This is mostly in the evening time because of the sun, but I go for walks and strolls to clear my head and breathe in the fresh air. I use it as an opportunity to stretch my legs and think freely. There is something different about thinking out in the open air compared to when you do it in your house or office. Both have their uses and they have the situations where they are best applied. I try my best to apply both as I see fit. But then, there are times when my mind will just be scrambled and I would not be able to think clear thoughts. Maybe after I have been working for such a long time and my thoughts are no longer coming out straight. What I do then is to see a movie. I usually prefer to watch the movie on the TV instead of on my phone, that way I would not have to continue subjecting my eyes to the screen longer than I have to. Watching the movie or series takes my mind off it all and my brain takes the time to rest. And by the time I am ready, I will be as fresh as daisy. Of course, there are other different ways I have used my time to rest as well; I have read books, gone visiting, or just gone out and had a good time. What mattered is that when I returned ready for work, my mind, soul, and body were always ready with me. And I got the jobs done. So, my dear friends, how does it go for you? How are you able to cope with the tight schedule this economy is forcing us to take? Feel free to share it in the comments section. Thank you for reading, till we meet in the next post.
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