This headline popped up on my news feed today, Man Parades Down Oxford Street Wearing Nothing but a Mask. Not sure what that says about the calibre of news I normally read, but it amused me. I rarely read the news as I'm a big believer in the Biblical principle of putting only things that are pure, true, lovely, and praiseworthy in my brain. The news does not usually fit any of those categories for me and I find I'm much happier and less stressed if I don't know all the horrible things that are going on in the world. Most of them I can't change and I don't think we were designed to have so much bad news bombarded at us all day long, but this article was refreshingly humorous. Today is the first day in the UK that wearing masks is mandatory in shops. Not sure why we didn't have this rule when Corona was rampant, but it appears Boris felt the pressure and has now implemented it. I love how this guy interpreted mask wearing -- It shows creativity, bravery(?) and a bit of plain old British crazy.
It actually made me think about my job search/career hunt/redefining myself/mid-life Karen crisis. Is there a way I can approach it with a bit more brave, creative crazy? In some areas of my life I do feel like I'm brave (well for me anyway), creative and a bit crazy, but when it comes to jobs and work I tend to just stick to what I know and I don't have the masked balls to go for something out of my comfort zone. I have no idea why or where this comes from.
I actually remember sitting in an English Literature class at University, reading something by Maya Angelou and feeling overwhelmed by the fact that I was going to have to get a job in the big, bad real world. I'm not sure why this is such a vivid memory or why I felt so overwhelmed but I did. I still feel a bit overwhelmed when I think about getting a job. I have always just drifted into admin type roles because that's what I know. I think it's time for me to do something radical and metaphorically strip off, face the world with just a mask over my privates, and walk boldly into a new career.
(I made my daughter Isla take this photo of me in the signboard outside our village pub. It was braver than I anticipated as there were people in the garden and a man at the bus stop across the road. We were quick but Isla was like, "This is so embarrassing, I'm done, there's someone coming!)
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