I
have a huge problem… don’t all chime in at once… in that I can’t seem to turn
off my mind during my days off. For the first time in a long time, I took a day
off today with nothing on the calendar. I didn’t have a specific place that I
had to be or event that I had to attend. It was a bit of an odd feeling.
Without
something to keep me occupied, I found myself getting up early, a little later
than usual due to my not wanting to get out of bed, and almost immediately
getting on the computer and sending emails. While there are a few things that
had to be taken care of that carried over from the work week, there wasn’t too
much that was pressing. However, while there is no doubt that I was working, it
didn’t feel like work. I was in a completely different headspace while my
fingers scurried across the keyboard.
Thankfully,
I did have a general idea of a few things that I wanted to do so by the early
afternoon I was out the door and on my way to the range. I can’t just sit back
and dwell in the apartment, I need to be social and one of my social hobbies
was calling me. Heck, it is a great way for me to relax as well.
By
the time my wife called me after work, I was feeling much more relaxed. Usually
by the end of the day, especially at the end of the week, I am wiped out but
with the laid back but productive kind of day that I had, I still had plenty of
energy to drive over to the mall and get a few errands taken care of before we
sat down for a fancy food court dinner. Now, we have one less trip that we have
to make this weekend which frees up a few hours to get some other things done
in the apartment. After all, we still have three days left in the weekend.
With
an easy day leading into the night, I find myself with a little extra energy
and focus to check a few other items off my weekend list a little early. While
I can’t say, by most people’s definition, that this is going to be a relaxing
weekend, it is just what I need to get back on track with just enough down time
so that I can go into the three day week reenergized. I know, sometimes I am
pretty good at scheduling.
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