Drained

I need to get better at evaluating the activities and relationships that give me strength and energy, and those that drain me. This week at work has been… oh, let’s be charitable and call it merely “challenging”. And then three nights in a row, I’ve had interactions with friends and loved ones that have been absolutely draining. The sorts of nights that have just sucked the life right out of me. Bad enough that it has gotten me to thinking about whether some of these are really friendships at all, but just odd acquaintances that are all about me giving, giving, giving, and getting very little in return.

It’s probably not as grim as that, and I’ll re-evaluate when I’m in a happier mind space. But it’s how I feel right here, right now.