I’ve been meaning to write, but I know that what I need to write about is emotionally heavy, so I’ve been avoiding it – waiting for the time and space for me to be able to fully process everything.

The past month has gone by in a blur in a way that I feel like I need to catch my breath. Between work, my birthday, and the holidays, there hasn’t been enough time for me to just pause. There are moments, even days here and there, where I have no pressing obligations, but it’s not enough for me to fully relax and decompress. It feels like there’s always something that needs to be done.

I feel frazzled, rushed, despite no one telling me I need to do anything. I want to slow down, but life keeps moving forward. The more I try to catch up, the more exhausted I feel and the more I need to stop and catch my breath.

How does anyone manage?