Lucy Dawg is not the only one in the house who’s lacked drive or focus during our COVID-19 “Adventure.”
I turned 60 in March, right before COVID-19 really affected the world as we see it these days. My Sweet Heart (Christine), Lucy Dawg, and I enjoyed a Spring Break “Tramping” (Trailer-Camping) adventure at the Texas gulf coast, then things escalated.
Upon returning home, Christine’s school district extended Spring Break, then closed the schools for the year. We had to set up a “Class Room,” for her teach via video chats and production and uploading educational videos. This was accompanied by Social Distancing and closure of many businesses and recreational venues (State Parks and Local Parks, Gyms, Entertainment Events, Etc).
All this put a damper on enthusiasm and drive, in conjunction with my hitting a “Speed Limit” of an age, escalating arthritis through out my body and accompanying “Trigger Finger” in my left thumb (requiring surgery to release it), as well as other fingers that will require attention in the upcoming months.
I’m not looking for pity, just sharing that COVID-19 is the “Icing on the Cake” for knocking my Get Up and Go down to very low levels, as well as my ability to focus.
I know that I’m not the only one, as I’ve seen Tweets from fellow bloggers.
In late March, David Carlson, founder of Young Adult Money, Tweeted the following:
“Finally in the right head space to create some content. It’s been about two weeks since I last created any.
I don’t know about you, but everything the past two weeks has taken more effort than usual. Mentally drained.”
I have to agree with David. Between daily aches and pains and the disrupt of COVID-19, I’ve found a loss of drive with my digital projects. Instead, I’m finding comfort in physical projects that don’t require a keyboard and deep thought.
Luckily, I take care of most of the domestic duties and have my “Wood Shop” to keep myself busy. It’s been much easier to put myself on “Auto Pilot” and immerse myself in tasks that utilize muscle memory more than analytical thinking.
Paula Pant, founder of Afford Anything, Tweeted her thoughts in April.
“Is anyone else constantly distracted? I’m finding it particularly hard to stay on task these days. I just want to keep reading news articles and escaping into Netflix.”
Paula has even greater reason than some for her distraction, as she was ill for quite some time before her diagnosis of COVID-19. In prior Tweets, Paula shared the intensity of COVID’s affect on her body, even with her being young and healthy prior to her infection.
It’s no surprise that COVID has left its impact on her, even after recovery.
I have battled distractability on a daily basis, as far back as I can remember. Even so, distractability for me is even more pervasive in times of physical, mental and emotional stress. These ARE times of physical, mental and emotional stress.
I wish I’d made note to file the source, but another Tweeter I followed shared that she was going to take a short Hiatus from her blog. She needed the down time to direct her energy in handling the current situation, the best that she can.
I’m in the same boat, in that I haven’t had the energy to pour into Money I$ Not Taboo, as well as two other websites that I am currently building.
As many others have, I’ve been impacted financially by COVID-19 with its impact on the stock market, reducing the size of my portfolio substantially. Luckily, I had a pretty good “Cushion” to absorb some of the impact.
Despite that cushion, I’ve still been uneasy about my financial standing, adding weight on my shoulders.
Like many, my COVID-19 affected lifestyle has to be adjusted for. In doing so, I’m allowing myself diminished motivation and increased distractabilty, without the guilt that I would normally associate with such manifestations in my life.
I hope that you, and everybody else, will allow for some slack in dealing with our current plights.
Keith is a "60 Years Young" former teacher and counselor who's blundered through the world of personal finance, learning the basics later in life than he likes. It's his mission to share as much about personal finance as possible, helping others get a handle on it, much earlier than he did.
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Sometimes It’s Okay to Lack Drive and Focus. This IS One of Those Times
I turned 60 in March, right before COVID-19 really affected the world as we see it these days. My Sweet Heart (Christine), Lucy Dawg, and I enjoyed a Spring Break “Tramping” (Trailer-Camping) adventure at the Texas gulf coast, then things escalated.
Upon returning home, Christine’s school district extended Spring Break, then closed the schools for the year. We had to set up a “Class Room,” for her teach via video chats and production and uploading educational videos. This was accompanied by Social Distancing and closure of many businesses and recreational venues (State Parks and Local Parks, Gyms, Entertainment Events, Etc).
All this put a damper on enthusiasm and drive, in conjunction with my hitting a “Speed Limit” of an age, escalating arthritis through out my body and accompanying “Trigger Finger” in my left thumb (requiring surgery to release it), as well as other fingers that will require attention in the upcoming months.
I’m not looking for pity, just sharing that COVID-19 is the “Icing on the Cake” for knocking my Get Up and Go down to very low levels, as well as my ability to focus.
I know that I’m not the only one, as I’ve seen Tweets from fellow bloggers.
In late March, David Carlson, founder of Young Adult Money, Tweeted the following:
I have to agree with David. Between daily aches and pains and the disrupt of COVID-19, I’ve found a loss of drive with my digital projects. Instead, I’m finding comfort in physical projects that don’t require a keyboard and deep thought.
Luckily, I take care of most of the domestic duties and have my “Wood Shop” to keep myself busy. It’s been much easier to put myself on “Auto Pilot” and immerse myself in tasks that utilize muscle memory more than analytical thinking.
Paula Pant, founder of Afford Anything, Tweeted her thoughts in April.
Paula has even greater reason than some for her distraction, as she was ill for quite some time before her diagnosis of COVID-19. In prior Tweets, Paula shared the intensity of COVID’s affect on her body, even with her being young and healthy prior to her infection.
It’s no surprise that COVID has left its impact on her, even after recovery.
I have battled distractability on a daily basis, as far back as I can remember. Even so, distractability for me is even more pervasive in times of physical, mental and emotional stress. These ARE times of physical, mental and emotional stress.
I wish I’d made note to file the source, but another Tweeter I followed shared that she was going to take a short Hiatus from her blog. She needed the down time to direct her energy in handling the current situation, the best that she can.
I’m in the same boat, in that I haven’t had the energy to pour into Money I$ Not Taboo, as well as two other websites that I am currently building.
As many others have, I’ve been impacted financially by COVID-19 with its impact on the stock market, reducing the size of my portfolio substantially. Luckily, I had a pretty good “Cushion” to absorb some of the impact.
Despite that cushion, I’ve still been uneasy about my financial standing, adding weight on my shoulders.
Like many, my COVID-19 affected lifestyle has to be adjusted for. In doing so, I’m allowing myself diminished motivation and increased distractabilty, without the guilt that I would normally associate with such manifestations in my life.
I hope that you, and everybody else, will allow for some slack in dealing with our current plights.
All the best, Keith
About Keith
Keith is a "60 Years Young" former teacher and counselor who's blundered through the world of personal finance, learning the basics later in life than he likes. It's his mission to share as much about personal finance as possible, helping others get a handle on it, much earlier than he did.