Monday mornings were never easy, and after the fun weekend I had with Ella and Emma, dragging myself back to work felt like stepping into a completely different world, and more so, there were emails to check, work to complete, and endless meetings that seemed to go on forever. The weekend had given me a sense of calm, but weekdays didn’t care about that, it pulled me back whether I was ready or not.
The moment I walked into the office, everything felt the same as usual, the sound of keyboards clicking, phones ringing from different corners, and the faint smell of coffee hanging in the air like it had settled permanently into the walls.
My desk was exactly how I had left it on Friday, but somehow, being back felt different. It wasn’t bad exactly, but after spending days surrounded by peop
