So I know I’ve been burned out; not just the regular kind of burnout from extended stress, but neurodiverse burnout where my particular neurology (whatever that may be) has made it harder for me to function and I need to change some things so I can reset and get back to a better state. I think I know what I want to do about that, but I’m not ready to go into exhaustive detail about it in a public forum just yet.
So right now is a partly unsatisfying holding pattern until I can set up conditions for a more ideal state. At the moment I’m really struggling with incremental changes feeling too… incremental. But one bright spot is coming up soon enough in the form of a real bucket list item for myself.
At the end of the month I get to have a Dad/Daughter adventure (which we are famous for instigating), this time flying to Perth and joining my dad on the Indian Pacific to ride the rails back to Sydney. I’m really looking forward to seeing more of “The Middle” which I haven’t really been able to explore much.
Another goal kicked will be a day trip to Rottnest Island before we get on the train. I’m going to fill up my eyeballs with a lot of quokka goodness and if that doesn’t cure some of my burnout, I’ll be damned if I can figure out what will.
After we get back to Sydney we’ll be turning around and jumping onto a flight to Auckland (and dragging the rest of the crew with us) for a couple of weeks on the North Island in New Zealand.
I am really looking forward to some time away from the routine and from work. I feel like train travel is really going to help recharge the batteries and I look forward to some new experiences. In the meantime I just need to figure out how I balance taking care of my baseline needs but keep on keepin’ on for a couple of weeks.