I know I usually say 'it's been a long week' and all that jazz but it really has this week. I think I've had a spot of low mood (low something anyway!) ... before I start let me just say that I'm not fishing for sympathy or anything - just discussing...
I can't be the only mum who races around like a complete idiot trying to accomplish far too many tasks and tires herself out to the point where she is mentally and physically exhausted. I've not felt ill as such, just not myself? I don't know whether it's the physical that causes the mental downfall or the other way round - dodgy hormones maybe? Difficult to explain but the simplest of tasks become a huge ordeal, like wading through a sea of grey cotton wool and general equilibrium is at a minimum - don't even talk to me about concentration. I just have to tell myself that I'm having one of 'the episodes' and that things will return to normal once 'it' lifts. I mentioned the following to another mum on Twitter this week - I think we take too much on and then beat ourselves up when we don't achieve everything we set out to. We need to cut ourselves some slack and just think sod it! So that's what I aim to do - if job number X, Y or Z gets left then so be it. There are only so many hours in the day and I am not The Bionic Woman (unfortunately!) ...
What's all this got to do with Radiohead? Well if I'd had chance to shut myself away from everything this week to blot our everything but the music then I'd have listened to Radiohead - 'The Bends' - from start to finish ... any one of the tracks would have cut it...
Radiohead - Just...
See what I mean - the whole album is filled with gritty, atmospheric tracks that you can just absorb or that absorb you - whichever way you look at it!
How have you been this week? What music would you want to lock yourself away with?
Jen x
