Work was actually a welcomed reprieve from the emotional rollercoaster I was riding for the last few days. I couldn’t remember the last time I had such a productive day. It was like my brain was so desperate to avoid what was happening that it was latching onto every other task I offered it.

I even cleaned the coffee machine after lunch. But there was only so much to be done in one day at the office, even with work from my sick day yesterday to catch up on. By 3 ...