The house this week has been so, so quiet . . . even with the two of us here together most of the time. There were so many things I had planned to do during my time off this week – read several books, reorganize the kitchen, do a bit of baking, do some research into several things I’m planning for in 2006 – but in the end, I have taken a lot of naps, played with my new laptop a bit, and just sat quietly, not doing much.
It has been a wonderful week.
What possesses us to want to get so much done in our time off? Why does it seem like such sacrilege to just want to sit and let the mind rest?
Now I always go to bed each night stating that tomorrow is the day I’m going to start on these projects . . . but then the cat wakes me up at an earlier hour than I had hoped, making me groggy and lethargic through the morning. I feed her, read the paper while eating my cereal, do a little exercising and then pop onto the computer to check e-mails. Next thing I know, it is noon. Mr. Random and I have lunch and then I get sleepy and take a nap for an hour or so. Then back on the computer to play with it. The time passes. I do some puzzles, I read the mail, Mr. Random and I talk about random things . . . you get the idea . . .
Next week, after the New Year’s holiday, the hustle and bustle begin again. I am leaving for the Random Non-Profit’s conference on the 7th, where I will be for a week, running around like a maniac. Prior to leaving, there is so much to be done at work, most of the conference materials have not been finalized, so it will be a mad dash to get everything copied and sent. I must pack . . . my goal is to take one large rolling bag, a laptop bag and my purse – nothing more. Since I am traveling solo, I don’t want to be laden down with several extra little bags – let the other folks on the team be the packrats this time!
So this week is a godsend of sorts, a time for me to not be so stressed out and frenzied. I still want to do a bit of reading though, and plan to do so as soon as I pry myself away from this shiny glowing object.
Recharging one’s battery is a good thing. I hope I get to do more of this in 2006.
What one thing would you like to do in 2006? Not a resolution, per se, but just something that you are aware of and would like to make a conscious effort to do more of . . .
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I want to go to bed early on a regular basis in 2006. I'm a terrible night owl.
Hmm...what one thing do I want to do in 2006...probably similar to what I wanted to do in 2005. Foremost, get married if not that, would love to get a job in London and move there.
On a smaller scale I'd like to do better at keeping up my nails, which always seem tattered and well messy (I said small).
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