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On Tweaks and Wonky Widgets
Mental health is not just a young person’s game
I finally tweaked my website into a shape that I really liked. Then a widget went wonky, and the support person told me my theme had been retired. No fixing the wonky widget. I needed to choose a new theme.
I have a new boss at work. We have new routines. I will have another new boss in August, and I am sure they will bring their own tweaks to the routines.
They are interviewing new colleagues. They’re looking for someone I will likely be working with until I retire (we tend to sit tight on these jobs). It is a small community, and we know a lot of the applicants. So: the devil you know, or the devil you don’t? Rumors abound.
And I am thinking… whatever.
I’ll live. I will set off an afternoon to redesign my website. I will follow the new routines. I will work with the new colleague. These things are out of my control. I can accept that and set those facts aside. Move on!
It’s this new medication. My jaw isn’t clenched. For the first time in several years, I don’t feel like I have to control everything. Set all the stories right.
I am not filled with disappointment and shame when I look in the mirror and see all the changes I haven’t been able to stop. I don’t feel…
