Take care of yourself! Don't do what I did, which was get sick, start to get better so pushed myself to get all the stuff done that I didn't do while sick and then--yep--relapsed (better now).
I don't know why it seems so much harder to pace yourself and take time for yourself when you work at home than if you work at an office where someone else dictates the hours. I don't know if it's because you're the only dictating hours, and something in your head keeps ticking through the list of everything that Needs to Be Done Now, or if it's because you work at home and so can't "leave" work behind at the end of the day.
Or maybe not everyone experiences this--or maybe it's something about the kind of personality that is drawn to the types of careers that don't operate in the 9-5 boundary.
(Tired so I'm not sure I'm making sense any more).
Anyway, the point is that when you have a really hectic schedule with tons of responsibilities pulling you in dozens of directions, it's important to actually set aside "me" time--whether it's to watch a brain candy movie, go for a bike ride, read a book, or whatever. Plus, you know, remembering to do things like eat, sleep, and all that.
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Date: 2009-03-13 11:30 pm (UTC)I don't know why it seems so much harder to pace yourself and take time for yourself when you work at home than if you work at an office where someone else dictates the hours. I don't know if it's because you're the only dictating hours, and something in your head keeps ticking through the list of everything that Needs to Be Done Now, or if it's because you work at home and so can't "leave" work behind at the end of the day.
Or maybe not everyone experiences this--or maybe it's something about the kind of personality that is drawn to the types of careers that don't operate in the 9-5 boundary.
(Tired so I'm not sure I'm making sense any more).
Anyway, the point is that when you have a really hectic schedule with tons of responsibilities pulling you in dozens of directions, it's important to actually set aside "me" time--whether it's to watch a brain candy movie, go for a bike ride, read a book, or whatever. Plus, you know, remembering to do things like eat, sleep, and all that.