On Wednesday morning, after a very disturbed night's sleep, I woke up aching all over and generally feeling under the weather. I took a lateral flow test, which proved negative and showed that I was not infected with COVID-19.
Earlier this month I thought that I might’ve been suffering from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and took steps to counter it … but they don’t seem to be working this time. I constantly feel tired and cannot concentrate on anything for longer than a few minutes. To give some idea about how bad things have got, it might be worth mentioning that it has taken the best part of thirty minutes to write this blog post!
I have therefore decided to take a bit of a break from life in general and blogging in particular in order to recharge my batteries. I hope that this will not take very long, but as with all these things, it will take as long as it takes.
Take care, hoping you get over it quickly.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteCheers! I just need a bit of a break … which I hope will be quite short.
All the best,
Bob
What Rob Young said, attend to those needs you may have been neglecting.
ReplyDeleteAshley,
DeleteCheers! My body is telling me that I need to take a break … and I am listening to it!
All the best,
Bob
I've recently found retiring can be a more tiring than working! The hobby becomes the main 'occupation' and thinking of it, things to do, write, game, can be a strain. And you have been quite prodigious in recent years with the rules etc. Take as long as you need to feel refreshed
ReplyDeleteKhusru,
DeleteI must admit that being retired is great, but that it takes time to adjust … and it is very easy for it to become a new job!
I just need a break to refresh myself after a couple of years where things outside of wargaming have been quite stressful. Usually wargaming has provided a much needed mental break from real life, but for some reason it isn’t doing that at present.
All the best,
Bob
Hope you feel well again soon Bob
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI’m hoping that a short break will help me get better quickly.
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes to you Bob, looking forward to seeing batteries fully charged again.
ReplyDeleteBob The Old Printer,
DeleteCheers! With luck, a short break will help me feel better quickly.
All the best,
Bob
Hope you feel better soon. A break is a good idea. The weather we are having at present does not help a bit. I have seen no sun or blue sky for weeks and it gets us all down. Regards
ReplyDeleteTony Adams,
DeleteCheers! The weather has been unmitigatedly grey for weeks, and it has not helped me feel very positive about life in general, and has had a very draining effect on my motivation. I hope to get away for a break in the sun … COVID permitting!
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your not feeling 100% and hope that you'll soon recover and be back to your old self again. I've felt a bit fatigued lately- sleeping a lot and avoiding my painting of soldiers and model making...spoke to my mate over the phone tonight and this lifted my spirits. Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteThanks for your kind words of support. Your description of how you have been feeling very much struck a cord with me, and I’m hoping that a break will reinvigorate my spirits.
Keep safe and keep well,
Bob
It’s been a tough old year, and you had your op earlier in the year. It takes it out of you.
ReplyDeleteWe’ll be here when you get back!
Nundanket,
DeleteCheers! The last year and a bit has been tough for all of us, and I’m sure that I’m not alone in needing something to boost my energy and mental levels. I hope that a break - and possible a change of scenery - will help.
All the best,
Bob
Oof, that's rough Bob. Hope you find a way to manage and rejuvenate. We'll be here when you come back!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteIf only I had access to some sort of rejuvenating machine! I’m hoping that taking a bit of a break will give me a much-needed boost, and that I’ll be back to normal sooner rather than later.
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes for a full bounce-back, Bob…👍🏼
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteCheers! I hope that normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
All the best,
Bob
Look after yourself, we’ll be here waiting for when you return.
ReplyDeleteTradgardmastare,
DeleteCheers! I’m going to take it easy for a bit … and get back to normal as quickly as possible.
All the best,
Bob
Sorry to hear this Bob. I think it would be worth getting in contact with the Dr's just to be on the safe side. Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteCheers! I have tried getting in contact with my GP … but it appears that he has a massive backlog and cannot even conduct an online interview for at least three weeks!
All the best,
Bob
Take some time to rejuvenate. Besides SAD we’re also dealing with pandemic privations that have kept us for almost two years from enjoying many restorative activities that sustained us in the past. Rest up...return when you’re refreshed.
ReplyDeletePeter Scweighhofer,
DeleteThanks for your very supportive comment. The last two years seem to have lasted forever … and I think that I am very much in need of a break.
All the best,
Bob
Bob, could be you have a touch of the flu. I had it last week, and still not feeling myself, even though it was a mild case. Feel better.
ReplyDeleteNickN,
DeleteI must admit that I did wonder if my fatigue was due to a non-COVID virus. We have been regularly testing for COVID, and I suspect that the negative results have rather blinded us to other possible infections being the cause.
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes Bob. I've felt very lethargic for the past month or more; grey skys week after week don't help.
ReplyDeleteMy solution is to just try and do something, however small.
I've added 4x Israeli Shermans through "forced pottering" over the last week.
Neil
Neil Patterson,
DeleteCheers! I suspect that there are quite few of us who are suffering from this sort of feeling. I have tried doing small bits and pieces, and have made slow progress on my current FUNNY LITTLE WARS/PORTABLE WARGAME armies project.
I’ve been following your Israeli Sherman project with great interest. Years ago I used the tracks from ROCO M40 155mm SPGs (and laminated plasticard turret bustles and mantlets) to ‘convert’ Airfix and Fujimi Shermans into Israeli Shermans. Unfortunately I left them to a school wargames club … so I have no idea where they are now.
All the best,
Bob
To everything there is a season.
ReplyDeleteIts always good to lend a metaphorical ear to your inner self and heed it. Take care of yourself, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Ross Mac,
DeleteWords of wisdom! Thanks for sharing them with me … and I will certainly doing what you suggest.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry to hear you are feeling so low, physically and mentally. I hope the former will just prove to be one of the 'normal' (non Covid) winter ailments that afflict us and that you will soon feel much better, whereupon wargaming may give you pleasure once more. Others have already given you much good advice to which I can add little but my best wishes for a speedy recovery from the malaise. Look after yourself! Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteIt’s the periods of mental and physical lethargy that I’m finding most draining. I am hoping that a break will help, especially if we can get away for a bit. In the meantime, taking care and avoiding the possibility of catching COVID is important, as I think that having that on top of my current weariness would be very unpleasant.
Keep safe and keep well,
Bob
And now for something completely different. Sorry your not feeling well. Maybe try some comedy therapy, laughter is often the best medicine. Hope you feel better soon! Take care.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! I do enjoy good comedy although I tend to have what has been described as a dark sense of humour … along with clever wordplay and the use of puns.
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes, Bob! I hope you feel better soon and the new year brings good cheer and new beginnings.
ReplyDeleteFitz-Badger,
DeleteCheers! I need a break ... and hope to have one that will allow me to recharge my somewhat depleted mental and physical batteries.
May I wish you a Happy New Year, and hope that 2022 is better year for all of us.
All the best,
Bob
Was gonna say, Bob, you're not alone - feel exactly the same way! But I see from above other guys have beaten me to it & been more eloquent. Chin up - the break will, I'm sure, do you the world of good...B
ReplyDeleteBuzhna,
DeleteCheers! In many ways it’s reassuring to know that I’m not the only person who feels like this at the moment. I hope that we all begin to feel better soon.
All the best,
Bob
I just read that December in the UK has had the least sunlight since 1956 so no wonder you are a bit down if you suffer from SAD. Do you have a SAD lamp on your desk? I have one and I think it works!
ReplyDeleteStryker,
DeleteI had not seen that fact … but judging by the weather we have had, it does not surprise me.
I do have a daylight bulb in my painting lamp, and I use it as often as I can. What I need is a break, hopefully somewhere it is sunny … and with luck, I might achieve this in January.
All the best,
Bob
Hope you get the rest and relaxation you need. What ever has caught you out sounds tough. A good book and a good brandy is always a good starting point.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a relaxing and great new year.
Steve
Stephen Smith,
DeleteMany thanks for your kind words. With luck, a break and some rest will help me get better soon.
May I wish you a Happy New Year,
All the best,
Bob
Likewise I have a Non-Covid awful hacking cough (passed on from my loving daughter as a late Xmas present) - hope you feel better soon .. roll some dice or watch some Netflix is my advice :)
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exile FoG,
DeleteI hope that you get better soon. Luckily, regular lateral flow tests indicate that my wife and I have not contracted COVID-19, which means that we might well be able to have a recuperative break soon.
All the best,
Bob
Take it slowly Bob. Exhaustion can be a tricksy beast. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteJon S,
DeleteCheers! I plan on taking as much time as it needs to get better. Hopefully, my wife and I will manage to have a break so that we can rest and recuperate.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob -
ReplyDeleteThe black dog is a beggar, all right, when everything seems blah, and even lying back and reading is a chore, there's heaps of interesting stuff to see and to do - and one knows they are interesting - but the oomph is lacking, the 'get up and go', long since departed, is already a speck disappearing over the skyline... There is almost a sense of 'if I start doing this, then I'm not doing that', which imparts a sense of unease...
Bob - all you can do is wait it out. Sooner or later the iron will (re)enter the soul and you'll back, rarin' to go.
All the best -
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteThat pretty well describes how I feel ... and things have not been made better by the aftermath of my sister's death earlier this year and a degree of uncertainty about the immediate future. My wife and I planned to have a break, but the recent upsurge of COVID infections due to the Omicron variant is putting that in jeopardy just at a time when I really need a bit of stability and certainty in my life.
I know that I will get better. I've experienced this before, but not as badly for quite some time, so I know not to rush things but to let nature take its course.
Happy New Year!
All the best,
Bob
Better to take a break when you choose than have it forced upon you, enjoy the rest.
ReplyDeleteTake Care,
Tony.
Tonyjones (Tony),
DeleteVery true … and I’m beginning to feel a lot better already.
Keep safe and keep well,
Bob
This might cheer you along Sir, Rupert Davies' Maigret is coming to Talking Pictures TV. Starts Saturday the 8th at 8pm.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Steven.
Radblight,
DeleteNow that is excellent, morale enhancing news! Thanks for letting me know!
All the best,
Bob