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I just came off a four-day weekend after going full tilt at work for the past several months and I’m still a bit tired.
- I’m glad I’ve got a great job with PCMag and am very much enjoying the actual work (and the people are awesome, too).
- As I’m adjusting my style to match PCMag’s, I’m getting to exercise different muscles than I used to in my old gigs.
- While exciting, it can tire you out!
What did I learn by taking off that time? Four-day weekends are great, but next time, I’m going for five. Additionally, unexpected things came up which took away from relaxing and recharging. Depending on the schedule of events, I’m gunning for a week off in the near future. However, I think I may try to plan daily recharging with that time off (beyond watching movies and TV).
There’s a bunch of stuff I’ve put off that could be useful to me like indoor rock climbing (due to anxiety), going through stuff still in boxes (due to the difficulty of moving boxes from the storage loft to a work surface), and re-organizing the kitchen. The thing is, I know that if I do these tasks, it will pay off with long-term benefits.
Also, I’d like to go on vacation away from NY again.