Something's gotta give

[mousme]

I’m going about my life wrong. In lots of ways. However, I think I can fix at least one thing about it right now, and that’s how much time I spend away from home. Between work, line dancing, playing with Random Colour, and the social life I seem to have sprouted somewhere around this time last year, I’m very rarely home anymore.

This is bad for many reasons:

1) I have no down time. I haven’t been able to recharge properly in weeks, possibly months. I need that "me" time at least once a week in order to be even-tempered and good-natured, and just the naturally awesome Phnee that you all know and love. Ahem.


2) It’s all starting to feel like work. The line dancing, the band, seeing friends. See point 1). I don’t want the activities in which I take pleasure to start to feel like obligations, like chores. Honestly, I want my leisure activities to remain leisure activities. I don’t need artificial sources of stress when I already have enough natural ones.


3) The cats are getting more neurotic. They like having their Mummy home, and I miss spending time with them.


4) I have less time to keep the apartment tidy. I did a good cleanup on Labour Day weekend, but once-a-week maintenance is generally required. So.

5) I’d like to have a significant chunk of time set aside to devote back to my roleplaying. I’ve been neglecting the two games I have going, and I want to get back into the swing of things. I haven’t touched my home computer in days. This isn’t the most important reason, but I enjoy the roleplaying a great deal, and so I want to put by some time to be online.


All this to say that, as of the middle of September, I will be keeping my Sundays to myself. There will be no volunteering at the club on that day, and I will go there to dance only if I feel like it. I will spend the day puttering around, regaining spoons, and using the computer and cleaning. Nothing more.

Exceptions might be made, but they will be exceptions, not the rule.

That’s my resolution for the week. :)

Comments

[of-evangeline.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for downtime. Even more hurrah for role playing! :) It's therapeutic, innit. *squish* {Only a few more characters left to cast until we can start, hurrah!}

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I see you got yourself a Regulus! Whee!

When do we start? Who have you recruited?

*bounce*

[many-angled-one.livejournal.com]

It sounds to me like you are suffering from burnout and a bit of mental exhaustion. Everyting is good in moderation they say. I used to roleplay several times a week and in consumed most of my time until it got too much and became a chore goign allt he time :(

Everybody needs time to themselves, even if its just verging out in front of the tv or reading a good book. Then you are ready to get up and go do everything else with all your energy.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I've done the burnout thing. It was Not Fun. So I'm taking steps to ensure that I don't go that route again.

In other words, I agree with you entirely. :)

[sandman7.livejournal.com]

I usually keep Sunday's to myself as well.

That is Football day, so I usually don't schedule things on that day (with the exception of Dim Sum because that is over by noon and still gives me time to get home before the Football starts). I just sit around eating snack foods and watching guys run into each other at top speeds. It is fun and relaxing.

I think having one day a week that you call your own is a good idea.

Ta Ta for now.

[sultrysong.livejournal.com]

I wish I could buy you a weekend at a spa. It sounds like you need some serious downtime so the world can stop jumping on your head. I can't do that spa thing, but I'm blowing kisses your way. I hope it helps just a little.

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Understandable. People need "me" time.

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

Hooray!

Good for you. I will check in on you now and then to make sure that's what you're doing, not backsliding and sneaking stuff in on a Sunday. Everyone needs Me Time, and when your extracurricular stuff becomes work... bad scene.

[luvenditti.livejournal.com]

good for you cookie!