Daily writing prompt

How do you unwind after a demanding day?

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I’ve had a lot of demanding days lately!

Not too long ago, I had a nice, cushy work-from-home job, but I was put on indefinite furlough. Since then, I’ve been working a lot of hours at a cookie shop as a shift manager and delivery driver.

I’ve been working night shift a lot, and getting home around 11 p.m. After a demanding day at the shop, my wife is usually still awake and waiting for me to get home, so that’s been really nice.

We’ll usually just talk and joke around for a little while. I’ll tell her about any unusual or silly things that happened at work, and then she’ll tell me about her day. It’s a nice little routine, although sometimes I’m grumpy when I get home and I just want to get to bed.

I wish I still had the energy to read before bed, but at that late hour, my brain is like a pile of mush. Hopefully, I’ll get one of those cushy work-from-home jobs again, where the days are much less demanding.

But we’ll see! Either way, I try to be grateful for what I have, and considering everything I do have, it’s a good bit.