The holiday is over, daily life has caught up with us. On these sad January days, this quote from Russian rock musician Dmitry Revyakin comes to my mind. It’s sad because the holiday is over. We have to go out into daily life; It’s like going out into cold and inhospitable space. But we can handle it.
The so-called Old New Year is still ahead of us, and of course on the eve you need to watch Oleg Efremov’s unforgettable film of the same name, where Evgeny Evstigneev shines as Adamych and Alexander Kalyagin plays a classic Soviet intellectual, something creative but technical. But we all get the hint. There will still be Epiphany, and then the year will continue as usual – winter will end, spring will pass, etc.
We all know this, the question is different: What should we do, ordinary people who count on holidays, illuminations, banquets and free parking this long weekend? You need to somehow get back into working mode.
Money doesn’t earn itself, children don’t go to school, the leftover salad doesn’t eat itself.
I suggest you start with something small, something seemingly insignificant.
For example, I need to write some letters regarding business needs. These letters should not be ultimatums, nor should they be festive. Something like this: “Colleagues, tell me, is anyone checking at what stage our project is?” It doesn’t seem to oblige you or your colleagues to do anything, but it already alleviates some of the fear of business correspondence.
The next step is continue routine household chores. No, we won’t throw away the tree yet, it’s too traumatic. But in the end it’s important to always arrange the books in the order I want, it disciplines me. Sorting cables – you know, there’s such a thing as cable management – which means making sure cables from endless devices aren’t mixed up with each other, but in a precise, precise routine order. The activity is meditative, productive and makes you think about how necessary routine activities are in our lives.
Let’s try to go to the office. Even if there is no need for it, even if you are working remotely, find a reason – to sign a document, hand over a piece of paper, pick up something important or just find out how things are going in the accounting department.
I recommend using public transport, it brings you back to ordinary reality – top up your travel card, look at the people around you, try not to get lost in the subway, read the signs, stop at a store on the way to buy tangerines. . There can never be too many tangerines. Yes, they are annoying, but this is the taste of the holiday that should not be missed. Plus, going to the store after work creates a sense of beneficial action with visible results.
I’m talking about accounting and finance. Log in to all banking applications and count the damage caused by the holidays. After all, on holidays we tend to act on the principle of “break the dishes, I pay” in the sense that, as a rule, we do not count money. How much did that box of caviar or that bottle of champagne cost? It is not more expensive than money! Yes, the reward has arrived!
We need to understand exactly how much of this premium is left, how much to set aside in cash, how much to buy foreign currency, how much to leave in the savings account, how much to cover future expenses. It is better to write it all down and not show it to anyone, but reassure yourself that you thoroughly understand your financial affairs.
further go to tax websites and other government services. We check what has been accrued and whether anything is overdue. We pay all debts, we pay all penalties. Yes, it may be expensive, but it will help with anxiety in the coming year.
Just in case checking last year’s correspondence with all my colleagues – was something promised that was not delivered? NO? Good morning my baby.
But after all this you can Save yourself another New Year’s movie. It is better to have a family, because with family everything is easier and calmer, even getting out of the holiday whirlwind. And of course we shouldn’t forget a glass of mulled wine. Soft. We are no longer our own enemies.
The author expresses his personal opinion, which may not coincide with the position of the editors.