And then sometimes it just doesn't go according to plan at all.....
After a year (?) of solid work and recognizing I needed break and time off, I scheduled a sabbatical. I had a plan. A great plan. It included time with one of my favorite people. Planning. Down Time. Some of my favorite things. But a funny thing happened. The plan went to hell in a hand basket. I was so tired. I couldn't think straight. I needed more than a little down time. And even though I had scheduled down time, I couldn't bring myself to do any work, And so there it was. I kept flipping the schedule around to accommodate my need to be disconnected. Shifting. Thinking I'd get to everything. Because that's what I do. But not this time. Don't get me wrong. I am an advocate of time off. Of down time. But...I'm also a fan of planning and chunking my time. So instead of reveling in down-time, I kept chastising myself... feeling guilty over the 'lost time'. And instead of feeling accomplished and well-rested, I wound up feeling drained and tired. And here's what I learned: - Sometimes I just need to have complete down-time with no schedule at all - It's good to be aware... I figured it out at the very end of my time off, BUT I FIGURED IT OUT - Being 'productive' cannot be my only measure of success. How I'm feeling is more important - I need to start bullet journaling. This doesn't really have to do with my time off, but it is something I learned. : ) I'm excited to try out this new found info.... to test out this permission slip I've granted myself and to begin again. What are your favorite ways to decompress? What do you like to do when you take time off?
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Peggy
9/26/2016 06:09:51 am
I just came to the same realization about bullet journaling. When I realized that I couldn't function with all the different journals and notebooks and sketchbooks and doodle books, (you get the picture) I realized that bullet journaling just might be the answer. So, I started the process in my current journal until I get the one I really, really want. Let's see where this takes me.
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Peggy... your comment brought a smile to my face... I've spoken with several friends this past week about bullet journaling. And I have the same obsession with multiple notebooks, journals, and sketchbooks (frankly any paper surface is fair game). And I am an AVID list maker, so bullet journaling is a very natural fit! And having an index or contents page = genius! Good luck to us both on this new journal journey!
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