Learning to relax

[cjsmith]

After I'd been twelve hours in the queue for a scarce resource at work, the whole queue imploded as the last one went offline this morning. So for the rest of the weekend... I get to... relax?

Decluttered a bit. Wow, is there ever a lot of cruft in this place.

Did a donations run, mostly old clothes that my chest will never fit into again. That felt good.

Did some weeding. Ahhh, gardening! My tomato plant overwintered pretty well (!! California!) so I merely gave it a good pruning. I have some cilantro coming up, both indoors (sprouting from last year's seeds) and outdoors (two tiny hardy souls that survived outdoors somehow). I've got some jwala peppers in seed trays by the window; they'll get transplanted in a month or so if they germinate. Not bad.

Cooked a batch of meals for the week. I love my instant pot.

I am pleased to report that after some six years or so, two of my elderly cats have learned to use the cat flap out to the little catio. That means I don't have to tape it open all the time. Awesome!

Now what? What do people DO with themselves when they're blocked at work? Am I joining the set of people who are able to have a hobby?

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Woot woot :)

[cjsmith]

So many yay! :-D

[lcohen]

sounds like very productive relaxing or very relaxed productivity!

[cjsmith]

I was first introduced to this concept in vet school (and continued to affirm it in internship): If you have enough free time to do the absolute simplest crap, like laundry, YOU ARE BLESSED.

I mean. Not that it matches anyone else's standards, and I realize that my view is dystopian as all hell. But oh, the luxury of being ABLE to do chores.

[noelfigart]

*shrugs*

It probably is dystopian, but wow, I get it. Putting things in order can feel like rest.

[cjsmith]

It can, and having a more-ordered space feels relaxing to me as well. Clutter and disorder do raise my stress levels.

[hitchhiker]

yay for relaxing :) sounds like a satisfying day already!

[cjsmith]

It was quite nice! And getting my surroundings into a state that's less cluttered and more organized also helps my stress levels directly. I find it relaxing to be in a space that's reasonably functional, reasonably clean, and not too fugly.

[pauamma]

Yay relaxing!

[cjsmith]

Yay! That really was super. <3

[amaebi]

I salute your "Whew!"

[cjsmith]

Thank you! ♥

[zahraa]

Wow, that sounds so great! A catch-up day!

[cjsmith]

I love that feeling of getting enough breathing room to tidy up -- it feels like an investment in my future mood. ♥