I've come down with the sickness and now, after two shots in the bum, a bunch of antibiotics and salt rinses later, I have the time (a week) and energy away from work to reflect. This is what I've decided : having strep (besides the whole nasty bacteria in the back of my throat problem) was a great thing to have come into my life at this moment. Here's why :
- watching all eight Harry Potter's in a row
- getting back to sketching
- naps whenever I please
- writing
- a stay - (in bed) - cation
- lost about six pounds
- sitting with my roommate until 2 PM before finally actually doing something
- tea
- decorating my apartment
- the care of my mama and papa
- reading
- realizing this blog needed major TLC
- texting my mom and best friend a lot
- being in bed wrapped up in two comforters while the heat is set to 70
- having an excuse to be anti-social
- writing down my ideas
Perhaps most importantly, that in this whirlwind of working full time and being involved in many things and many lives I might not have focused on doing nothing and allowed my creative energy to shine through anymore. I missed starting projects and then eventually getting them done. I even missed pacing my personal space. I'm a creative person and I had lost that quite a bit. Forty hours a week is a lot to commit to a spot where you're there just to fill a role. I still love my job but I might need to remember that I love my not-job life more. I'd like to refocus on rebuilding that, even with a stuffy nose.
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