I haven't had a day to myself since April 14. Since then I've either been traveling and participating in wedding festivities, working, or entertaining out of town guests. Please don't misunderstand me, those are all very exciting things that make me very happy, but they do wear me down too.
Sam went back to work today after his week of vacation so that left Hunter and I at the house. How very relaxing! The only bummer was that Hunter seemed to think it was time to get up when Sam left for work at 5:30 this morning. C'est la vie. It got me up, out of bed and started my productive day.
What have I done with my day? I started off my cleaning out my briefcase and purse of all the miscellaneous stuff I'd been collecting during the last couple of weeks. I was able to file my bills and paychecks away in our guest bedroom, clean out our stationary drawer and make room for the new thank you cards and greeting cards I ordered from Papyrus earlier this week, and stripped the guest bed and bathroom linens to be cleaned before my parents arrive next weekend.
Funny anecdote, twice I tried to start the washing machine with the guest bed sheets and twice I accidentally turned on the drier instead. Boy, did I need a mental health day or what?!
I also have been catching up on my blogging (both reading and writing) and downloaded some new material on my nook. Which I swear I am going to go and read once I'm finished with this post because I am racking up a ton of unread stuff on that little device and I'm itching to read it all.
I also met with a colleague of mine and spent a couple of hours with her hearing about her job hunt, catching up on what's going on in her love life and just enjoying not having a time-schedule that I had to follow. When we were done I ran into Target to buy more dishwashing detergent (the kitchen is getting cleaned as soon as I get though the piles of dishes in our sink), razors (summer weather is here and I definitely can't wear shorts with the fuzzy legs I am sporting), and birthday and mother's day cards (which will all be slightly belated). All in all, it was a good trip. I just need to run to Petsmart and get Hunter some new chewy sticks to entertain him when we're having company over or take him somewhere for dinner.
It's odd because I would think all these errands would be stressing me out more, but having accomplished so many of my To Do items has really relaxed me and made me feel in control of my life again. I even took some time to write cards to a few friends and family members because I believe snail mail brightens everyone's days. It actually seems that many people like to accomplish things on their days off: How and When to Take a Mental Health Day gives you ideas of how to schedule time off as well as what you should do to help yourself recover from the stress in your life.
