Getting Through Busyness by Slacking Off

I am Hashi, and I joined the Slacking Squad starting today.

I usually proclaim loudly that I believe in "daily consistency," but...

Today's Slacking Article

Starting tomorrow, we have a long weekend.

Because weekdays become holidays due to public holidays, hospitals get crowded before long weekends with people moving up their appointments or wanting to be seen before the break because they aren't feeling well.

Crowds mean work gets busy, and I'm running here and there, with both my head and body working at full capacity.

The world is a heartless place; the busier you are, the more overtime you end up working.

I try my best because I want to go home on time, but hospital work isn't something you do alone, so I am directly affected by everyone else.

And so, overtime is decided.

I had predicted from the morning that there would be overtime, so I peeked into the fridge before leaving the house and at least thought of a menu for dinner.
Since it's just a meal for my husband and me, I don't make elaborate dishes every day, though.

However, the words "Slacking Squad" jumped into my eyes this morning.

(I worked hard this week, and I'll probably have overtime today, so it's okay to slack off on dinner, right?)

—the words S-L-A-C-K-O-F-F were at the back of my mind.

And by the time work ended and I left the office, I had forgotten the menu I thought of this morning and decided, let's just buy some side dishes at the supermarket on the way home.

Usually, I don't want to stop by the supermarket on the way home from work because hunger and fatigue turn me into a bundle of greed and I end up buying too much.
But today, after getting home, I didn't want to move; I wanted to slack off on housework.

I bought discounted sashimi, salad, and meat at the supermarket and headed home.
I popped them in the microwave and immediately said, "Itadakimasu."

I'm slacking off on housework and writing this article like this.
It's fine.
Because I was able to shorten my housework time and spend time on something I like this way.
That is the real thrill of the Slacking Squad (a bit of a stretch).

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