Perhaps I'm taking the "practicing by not practicing" mantra from last week too far. Probably, but I'm so exhausted from having such a full schedule for traveling and socializing that I'm surprised I make it through the week in tact. Sure, I could spend less time on facebook, but it's so mind-numbing it feels good.
In my exhaustion from over-socializing I declared on Friday this past week that I was taking the weekend off from socializing. I was so energized by fulfilling my goal of doing nothing this past weekend that during my half day at work on Saturday I was a maniac organizing and cleaning and straightening up the office. Productivity overload ensued as a result of "knowing" that the rest of the weekend would be mine to do absolutely nothing of importance. It all went downhill from there.
I went to drop something off to a friend and ended up having a two hour long conversation/get together. Fail. Sunday we went to the family farm to get some free veggies (which I tried to get out of because it was raining, the hubs didn't buy in to it) and ended up having to spend the day out there because my mother-in-law wanted to make a late lunch for us and we needed to spend time with my husbands grandmother. Fail. Okay, things we needed to do, but still it spoiled my goal of having a weekend of doing nothing with no one but myself and my husband.
I did, however, get Saturday night at least. It wasn't enough to feel refreshed, I really could have used Sunday too, but at least I got that little bit. The hubs and I did a yoga video together (which was funny to watch him do), I cooked us a healthy and super tasty dinner that was quick to make, and we watched two movies while I cross-stitched. See my handiwork? I've been working on this for almost five years... it's a stocking for my husband that I started right after we got married.
So, I blame not practicing on having to social on my two days off this past week, Thursday and Sunday. I did do something artsy- cross-stitching- but it wasn't singing. Funny story though, I keep wanting to sing right before bed while I'm reading The Artist's Way. Seriously, it's 11:30 last night, I'm reading that book, and I feel like I need to sing. Then I was listening to the radio on the way home from work tonight and Barber's Adagio for Strings was on. All the sudden I felt like writing poetry. Weird. But that's probably a good sign that I won't be avoiding practicing for much longer. Maybe Saturday night was enough "me time" after all.
Today's Recommendation: Take some time for yourself to rejuvenate. Even the thought of it coming is enough to recharge your batteries.
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