Now you can no longer complain about being ‘too busy’ or ‘too tired’

Actually, you are always busy and tired, right? Yes. Well, that was your life until April 2020 came along.

Now you are basically rested and have a bizarrely empty schedule. Nothing is happening. You can't see anyone and you can't go anywhere, so you have less on your mind than ever. It's a bit of an adjustment, not being able to complain about being too tired and too busy, like we always do. Because we sleep more than ever and we actually have nothing to do, right?

Fortunately, I have a list for you of things you can complain about now, in case you want to blow off some steam. Because complaining is healthy, did you know that? It is officially a way to channel your emotions properly, to really vent. Moreover, you maintain social contacts with it: so definitely call your friend to have a little whine. Scientists from various universities have been researching this for decades. Suppressing negative emotions, swallowing everything down, that is what is truly bad for your mental well-being. So come on, check off this list:

1. That everything happening worldwide right now is quite scary

2. That your hair has become greasy after not washing it for six days

3. That your banana bread has failed

4. That you can't get your patio tiles scrubbed to look as good as new

5. That King's Day is not happening

6. That no single fun party is happening for the time being

7. That your partner has so many calls at the shared kitchen table

8. That Zoom never seems to work on your laptop

9. That your partner still doesn't want to eat the banana bread you made again

10. That you can see your parents, brothers, sisters so little

11. That your children pull apart the dishwasher every day, draw on the walls, or knock over the plants

12. That you can't go to the hairdresser and thus have your own hair color for the first time ever

13. That you didn't have that pedicure before mid-March and now it is indeed definitely slipper weather

14. That your partner has discovered a weird shooting game to play with friends and thus spends half the day like a zombie with headphones on shouting terms like ‘MOTHERF*CKER, KLERELUL’ around the house

15. That that shooting game has 819 levels

16. That your children no longer want to sleep during the day

17. That even your children don't want to eat your banana bread

And don't forget, when you're sulking: the most important thing is that everyone around you stays healthy. And that you stay healthy. Health is ultimately the only thing that matters: you can be as successful, rich, smart, or good-looking as you want, it doesn't mean much if you get sick. Together we will get through this time, so friends: hang in there. Before you know it, you have six appointments in one day.