A day to myself

17 August 2009

I had a glorious day yesterday in which I placed no demands on myself. After working with clients the last couple of weekends, it was great to have a Sunday to do whatever I wanted to do. (I got my home-related chores taken care of on Saturday.)

My husband, Barry, was out at the glider port much of the day. Left to my own devices, I:

  • Finished reading a book (Cold Moon, by Jeffery Deaver)
  • Watched I Love You, Man on DVD while knitting a few more miters for my mitered square blanket
  • Took a nap
  • Watched I Love You, Man again, this time listening to the commentary track (with comments from director John Hamburg and stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segal)
  • Worked on the endless i-cord border of my Learn to Knit Afghan
  • Started reading another book, The Mighty Queens of Freeville, by Amy Dickinson
  • Watched every extra on the I Love You, Man DVD
  • Watched American Idol Rewind (reliving Season Four)
  • Did Wii Fit for a half hour
  • Worked on needle felting a drawing of a poodle and cat (my old logo from my pet-writing business, designed by Sally Brown)
  • Watched Hung
  • Watched Mad Men
  • Watched Entourage

I realize to some of you that I probably come across as a huge couch potato. But to me, yesterday was a heavenly day. I got to craft, watch TV, and do whatever I wanted. Sure, I have a big task list I could have worked on. Yep, my bathroom closet still needs reorganizing.

But by making no demands on myself, I became rejuventated. To me, the key here is that I did my thing yesterday with absolutely no guilt. Today, I’m rejuvenated. I’m hitting the ground running, ready to get a ton done.

When was the last time you took a day for yourself? What would you do if you had a whole day to do whatever you wanted? I encourage you to find time — even if it’s not a whole day — to do something enjoyable, free of guilt over other things you could be doing. You deserve it!

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