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Tarts and Turbulence
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I've had a painful few days and they don't seem to be letting up. Yesterday I needed to go to a public health facility to pick up medication and I was there practically all day. It annoyed me and bored me. I chose not to take my work laptop incase anything should happen to it, I would be held liable for a replacement. 

Technically it was deemed as a sick day and I got a note to that effect for my manager, but when I finally got home afterwards, I opened my work laptop and my heart sunk to the floor. 

Flooded inbox with what seemed like ten million urgent requests. I dealt with the ones that were most catastrophic and I left the rest for today. 

Needless to say, I wasn't feeling so good through the evening and fatigue seemed to creep into me which I couldn't shake. Resignation to the reality that nobody actually cares if you are ill or dead - you need to check your inbox and make a plan. 

To shift my focus, I decided to read. Something that generally tends to take me away from the reality of what life is right now, to another place and I can just switch off for a while. Yes, shoot me for enjoying escapism when I can. 

I start reading and all is well and then BAM! I read something that slapped me in the face and stomach so hard that I literally felt physically ill. I tried to logic it away but it wouldn't leave me. Mull it over, mull it over, mull it over some more. 

Eventually I decided I would rather just sleep, knowing that tomorrow would be another day and a fresh opportunity to shake off last night and a clean slate to start a day with motivation, ambition and a will to get shit done. 

That worked to a degree but I still didn't feel quite right. I decided that treats were in order and so I bought myself a custard tart (or three) and I ate some chocolate in the hope of it making me feel better. I also made some strong coffee and bought an energy drink just as a little booster. Then I delved into work mode, shut everything else out and narrowed my focus to my deadlines. I ticked so many boxes today it's not funny. My manager was so happy. I took my lunch much later than usual (3pm) which I have at my desk anyway and I started reading. Sometimes I don't learn. 

Needless to say I read something else that just completely threw me back into turmoil and I felt all my energy drain as if I had just gone grey. 

I was all out of custard tarts and my chocolate stash lay as empty as a prostitute's shallow heart. Let's just say that I'm looking forward to sleep, knowing that perhaps tomorrow I won't be as stupid. Doubtful, but possible. At least I'll have a shit ton more work to delve into and get out of my head. 

When life gets you down, what methods do you use to perk you up again or does it slide like water off a duck's back? Let me know in the comments. 

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@becca-mac ·
I'm not above sneaking a tart or two, custard tarts are my favourite...It's all good that @meesterboom doesn't go in for the custard ones, more for Emma and Becca. 

Becca 😍
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@buckaroobaby ·
That photo stopped me in my tracks. Are you South African? I thought. I can't remember now......it's been a long week. Can you tell? Then I realised. Tart. Oh yes. Very American. But that looks so much like the good old fashioned melk tert that we love. A baked custard. But not made with custard. I also comfort eat sweet things. My favourite is cheesecake or chocolate cake.
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@emma-h ·
Hello @buckaroobaby 

I don't know about melk tert but if it's like a custard tart, then I'll eat it 😁 Comforting eating helps. I love cheesecake too! 
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@cmplxty ·
I hate those situations for sure, when you’re doing relatively okay but then you have something that just gets you right in the gut and it ruins your day and night. I think what helps me in some ways is doing work and moving around. Cleaning the kitchen is usually what I end up doing in those situations because it helps to keep moving my hands and let my mind churn through the stuff and figure it out. 

Having some snacks like tarts and cookies certainly doesn’t help :D
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@meesterboom ·
I have never been too fond of tarts despite what they say. I would take  raspberry one though. 

I usually bury myself in chocolate to get through feeling rubbish because of work. Not good for the waistline! Sounds like you are getting walloped with stuff. Hope it eases up. If it doesn't there is always Axe throwing. I hear it is making a few waves :OD
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@becca-mac ·
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> If it doesn't there is always Axe throwing

My guy says things like this...or should I say, *my guy does things like this.* 

Becca ⭐️
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@meesterboom ·
I would think that he would!!

I should avoid using so many *woulds.* After all, I am not a lumberjack! 
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@emma-h ·
Hahaha I love the way you think! It's about time I got my freaking bow fixed up so I can go shoot stuff (<sub>cardboard mostly</sub>) but I guess it comes with the territory. 

And yes, raspberry tarts work 😁 and I never say no to chocolate 🍫
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@meesterboom ·
Yeah, hitting or shooting or throwing stuff around always cleans the pipes!

I never trust people that don't eat chocolate. I know a couple too. Eeww
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@p1k4ppa10 ·
I try to avoid venting with food ... but when life tries to bring me down there are two ways to recover or I throw myself on sweets even if they get boring after a while, I can't eat too much sweet ... apart from chocolate obviously, that never tires me and I could eat tons!

But the main thing I do to recover and drop everything and eat a nice pizza! I work from home and I always keep some pizza in the freezer for complicated moments heh heh!
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@emma-h ·
You and I alike, chocolate for the win! 

Pizza? Gosh I could have done with a pizza yesterday. That's a good suggestion, if it happens in future I'll definitely go for pizza, I love it too. 

Thanks for your comment and for stopping by πŸ™‚
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@p1k4ppa10 ·
Thanks to you for sharing the turmoil, it's always good to let off steamπŸ€—

Always united in victory and chocolate!πŸ˜‰
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