The plan last night was:
1. Write on the plane
2. Take the bus home
3. Respond to comments once I got home.
What happened:
1. Slept, read and crocheted on the plane
2. Indulged myself and took a shuttle
3. Vegged on the couch watching Top Chef
Being in the office exhausts me. I frequently forget this, and try to do too much.
I know that some people are anti-TV. I’m not. When I’m as exhausted as I was last night, I couldn’t read, I couldn’t reply to comments. I certainly couldn’t write. I couldn’t even crochet anymore, not without completely messing up what I was working on.
These are the times that TV was made for. That time when my brain is already completely mush, when I need to shut down for a while and relax.
However, I’m also aware that TV doesn’t recharge me. A good show might inspire me (and certainly get me to rant or squee.) But it isn’t refreshing.
For that, I need to first get past the exhaustion (which I just barely did — I had a kitty who was very happy I was home and demanded I pet her at 4 AM.) Then I need to move. This morning despite still being tired I did yoga, which helped. (I’d really like to go for a hike, but the weather’s too nasty right now.) I need to eat right (a big salad for lunch.) And possibly sleep more (like the hour+ nap I took this afternoon.)
I’m still tired tonight. I will write as soon as I post this. And that will help recharge me as well.
Mainly, though, I need to spend more time alone, in quiet, focused on my things. Time alone is one of the best ways I know to recharge my batteries, particularly when they get spent like this.
So after you get through the exhaustion, what do you do to recharge?