Monday morning, and I feel like I’ll have to explain my time off again.
When Monday morning comes, I can already picture someone asking what I’m doing next, even though I haven’t decided yet.
Scenes
- Before anyone’s even asked — When my Monday morning alarm goes off, I already picture someone asking what I’ve been up to.
- Time off and what comes next — When I explain my time off, I end up going on as if I need to have my next step figured out too.
- Why the answer gets longer — When exploring career options, we treat explaining your time off and deciding what to do next as separate things. When the questions get tangled, the answer gets longer too.
- A line to write tonight — Tonight, write “time off” and “what comes next” on separate lines, then mark whichever feels harder to face right now.
- It’s okay not to have decided yet — Even if one still feels harder to face, it just means you’re still figuring it out. You don’t have to find the answer all at once.
Stories by Saebyeok
- Saebyeok
- I reviewed it, but by Monday it feels unfamiliar again.
- After celebrating with someone, I start to doubt whether I want to try again.
- On my birthday, I made my goals too big.
- Even when I go to the study room, I can't open my book.
- Before bed, I write down only how much I studied today.
- While I wait for the results, I’m already worried about who I’ll be compared with.
- After washing up, I stand before the mirror and see the choice I left behind again.
- On rainy days, I’d open just one page.