A Day of Rest
It seems that I'm in a stage life that's all about self-realization right now... so most of my sentences start with "I've recently realized about myself that...." Good for me, but probably annoying for my close friends and family because they're all like, "we already knew that about you." This post is no different....
I've recently realized about myself that I constantly have to be doing something. I'm not talking about going places, although we do have a busy schedule. I'm talking about when I'm at home and don't necessarily have anywhere to be, I can't seem to just relax. I can't even take naps. My brain doesn't allow my body to rest enough to fall asleep during the day. It mostly boils down to either cleaning, exercising, playing with the kids, or home projects, but I always have this unsettling feeling that I'm not being productive enough.
What comes with this weird characteristic is that I will basically "task" myself into exhaustion. I don't get sick very often, but when I get that worn out I just feel like crap for several days which makes it hard to even do basic responsibilities, like feed and clothe my children. This situation happened this morning.
I've had a crazy couple of weeks with several little things going on including hosting a party at the house. I woke up feeling like I just wanted to lay on the couch all day. I had things I COULD'VE been doing but today was the first day I didn't necessarily have anything mandatory going on. Sure, the youngest munchkin has probably watched too much TV this week, and I probably could have been getting my run out of the way before picking up the oldest munchkin from school... but my body was not reacting to these thoughts. Which means, it's time to rest.
I think a lot of us could use this advice. Sometimes you just have to listen to what your body is telling you. We all need a day of rest. It's even biblical.
So, today I shall push aside all To Do's and just rest. Oh, and drink coffee, because I'm not insane.
I've recently realized about myself that I constantly have to be doing something. I'm not talking about going places, although we do have a busy schedule. I'm talking about when I'm at home and don't necessarily have anywhere to be, I can't seem to just relax. I can't even take naps. My brain doesn't allow my body to rest enough to fall asleep during the day. It mostly boils down to either cleaning, exercising, playing with the kids, or home projects, but I always have this unsettling feeling that I'm not being productive enough.
What comes with this weird characteristic is that I will basically "task" myself into exhaustion. I don't get sick very often, but when I get that worn out I just feel like crap for several days which makes it hard to even do basic responsibilities, like feed and clothe my children. This situation happened this morning.
I think a lot of us could use this advice. Sometimes you just have to listen to what your body is telling you. We all need a day of rest. It's even biblical.
So, today I shall push aside all To Do's and just rest. Oh, and drink coffee, because I'm not insane.
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