kimee
Joy Diet: Week 1 - Nothing
posted Sunday, 20 September 2009
So September 18th kicked off the Joy Diet. I had gotten really into the idea since I just graduated & have been suffering from "whattodoitis". Coming home & not have to read chapters upon chapters or brainstorm to come up with a paper last minute, I have been finding myself, somewhat lost. I thought this was the perfect thing for me. I had bought the audio book for a couple of reasons. First, I couldn't find the book, in real life stores or online. Secondly, I've read enough these past couple of semesters. I like the audio, except when I want to quote something from the book.
So I had created a big post on Friday, the first day & was almost ready to hit the save button when the battery warning on this laptop went off, I had less than 10 minutes worth of battery. I looked to see if I was plugged in, only to find the wire was completely frayed. Something is always a crisis in my life, seriously. Now because I have been in a funk of sorts since I graduated, I haven't been on the best schedule. I come home & do things, but the thing is "I" control what I do. This was really overwhelming. So the way I dealt with it was to shut down & get headaches. This will pass but it was kinda annoying. So I was coming home, getting a headache or vegging out to the Red Sox. But I did have a deadline. Something I needed to do by Sunday (today).
So my laptop was dying, powercord completely broken & I had a deadline. I quickly transfered all my files to my external hard drive incase I would never see this computer again. It was a race - in the end, it took 9 minutes to transfer the files I needed. With one moment to spare. You know I could really do without this much drama in my life, but you know what, I proved to myself that without the drama, I ama slug that gets headaches.
So I got the powercord (kinda, not the right one) & I met the deadline. But I think the powercord was a sign. I don't think it was conicence that it happened on the first day where I was supposed to do nothing. It kinda MADE ME do nothing. I wasn't up until 2am checking email or doing the Facebook thing. I slept & started my Saturday even earlier. Which was a good thing because I crammed a lot into Saturday.
Both Friday & Saturday I took moments to "do nothing". Friday I watched TV that I needed to catch up on. I also went to bed earlier. The plan was to just lie there & but I wound up drifting to sleep. On Saturday when I woke up, I woke up but I laid there for about 20 minutes before actually getting up. Now I had a VERY busy day but I allowed myself those few minutes to do nothing. I have to say it felt weird but it was definately worth it. I took more time when I had to drive about 40 minutes away. While I drive I usually call people to catch up, this time I shut my phone off!
Going into the actually week, I will definitely sneak some nothing time in. One good thing about having the audio version of the book, I can't sneak ahead. :)
comments (2)
1. Sherry left...
Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:07 pm :: http://everydaypossibilities.blogspot.co
Now there you go...having the audio version of the book is a joy -- you
have done enough reading and are treating yourself to not reading. Looking
forward to discovering more and more joy with you over the next 10 weeks.
2. becky left...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 7:08 am
It does seem that the universe is knocking and you're getting ready to
answer. This is going to be an adventure for all of us, I think.