For some strange reason I have been very productive lately.
The reason its strange is because it has been snowing so much that I’ve often felt like I’m living in Alaska. Which is lame, because I don’t even like snow.
“Back in the day” I would have sat in my pajamas all day, watching an assortment of Lifetime shows and only getting up to eat. But instead, I’ve crossed almost everything off my to-do list that has been badgering me for the past two months.
Maybe I’m growing up? I sure hope not.
Although I’m very pleased with myself for actually doing something productive with my time, I’ve also discovered (again) that I am terrible at relaxing. Maybe it has something to do with my ginger hair. My head is on fire, so I can’t sit still. Or maybe its a mixture of anxiety and fear of becoming complacent.
I think its important to always be working towards something. To have a goal, and/or a dream, and to follow it. Its important to wake up in the morning and get something done. But, its also equally as important to take time out to read a book, eat some ice cream, or just watch trash TV….and not do anything else.
Its kind of like being on a diet. When you completely eliminate all the “bad stuff” from you diet, then you are more likely to overindulge and get off track. As humans we don’t like being deprived of…anything. So relaxtion in the face of a mountain of tasks is no exception. Burn-out is a huge risk when you never stop to refocus.
Hopefully in the near future I will do a better job of “taking a break”. I think I will stop with coffee breaks…since I have no problem setting aside my life for caffeine. 
