Today I did something that I have not done in a really, really long time. Absolutely nothing. I have been watching movies since 5pm, after sleeping in really late, going shopping with my brother and MS, and sitting around. While at first I felt guilty for my massive lack of activity, somewhere during movie number 2 (which was "About a Boy" for anyone who might be curious) I realized that I never do nothing. And considering the fact that I will spend the next 5 days being productive in some respect this was probably a more or less healthy thing for me to do.
Granted, I don't want to make this sound like I am an insane workaholic. That's only part of the time - but my extracurriculars and social calender also get in the way of the nothingness that I achieved today. While those latter activities are of course very fun they can also be very physically and emotionally draining. I have spent the first half of my semester going non-stop between school and activities, averaging 6 to 7 hours of sleep a night and 1 hour naps during the day on rare occasions. And even before that, I was abroad and when I got home it was a whirlwind of getting caught up with dozens of people and getting ready to head back to school.
And so I learned - every once in a while you just have to do NOTHING and let your brain turn into mush.
With that happy thought I shall now hit the hay and get LOTS of sleep and wake up tomorrow ready to be productive again (hopefully).
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