Peace of Mind Organizing

In praise of downtime

29 May 2012

For the first time in quite some time, I actually had a three-day weekend. The curse of being self-employed tends to be a certain lack of downtime. When a three-day weekend rolls around, I usually see clients (because they’re available) or at the very least work at my desk at least one day of the weekend.

But this weekend, I decided to take the whole weekend off. It was tremendous. I enjoyed three long chats with girlfriends. I helped another friend organize his office. (I know that might not sound like downtime, but it was really fun.) I went to a barbecue and a farmer’s market. Yesterday, my husband and I went out to lunch.

But mostly I sat and knit and watched TV I love. (I downloaded Season Five of Mad Men and also watched back episodes of The Glee Project, which is a perfect marriage of Glee and American Idol…bliss for me.) I learned a new knitting technique, which is really exciting. I just reveled in doing very, very little.

The result? I woke up this morning ready and raring to go. I quickly caught up on email, focused on my task list, started thinking about goals. Now I’m blogging.

If I had worked this weekend, I doubt I would have been nearly as enthusiastic about getting to work today.

Sometimes you have to let your battery drain before recharging it. And that’s what I did this weekend. I literally didn’t step foot into my office. I highly recommend it.

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