Strike that, reverse it!

I was reading a blog today about how to wake up and go where the day takes you. I thought I was doing a good thing by scheduling myself to death. I was working hard and fast and finished a crazy amount of work just in time, enjoying social outings and even carving time out to recover. But after a break down yesterday, I don't even think that is the best way to handle life, because my calender seems to fill rather quickly.. I still make big mistakes like getting an important date wrong for a friend's concert I bought tickets to, and by saying yes to one favor which turns into another and another by someone taking advantage of me, which ends up with me driving 15 minutes to the post office in 110 degree heat to send someone something they now have gotten free. So I think I'm going to scrap that and start over. Saying no sometimes means saying yes to myself instead. I'm going to wake up when I am rested, accomplish a reasonable amount of work for the day, and see where the day takes me otherwise, by listening to what I really need.  Like right now, in a closed and darkened office in my pj's, feeling accomplished and just about ready for a swim.

Embracing Organization

My body shut down on me for the first time in my life. In the middle of a happy ukelele sing along my brain gave up and I crawled toward the couch to sleep. I am overwhelmed with the amount of activity summer brought us this year. While most the world is a flurry of happiness, charged up by social engagements, I tried to keep up. I tried to grab onto life and it threw me down. I'm now picking myself up to try again, only this time I have my calendar clutched in one hand, clearly defining time I am physically capable of smiles. Knowing that while it lasted, a fabulous time was had. And now counterbalanced with a few hours last night on the couch I am ready to enjoy "life" again.