The need to rest

Having reached week eight of 2021 lockdown living, I am well and truly ready for a break from work. And this despite the fact that I absolutely love what I do.

However, I’ve been utilising the additional time and energy afforded by the restrictions to paint the house from top to bottom alongside work and other creative projects.  Whilst I feel very satisfied with what I have achieved, I have also completely exhausted myself!

Hence, I’ve consulted with the calendar, counted down the remaining weeks until Easter and decided I need a break now to see me through.

The responses I get to this time off vary from ‘going anywhere exotic – haha’, to, ‘oh, you’re having time off when you can’t do anything?’.

It would seem that in general terms it is considered wasteful to take holiday when you can’t go away on holiday.

Not by me!

Sure, I would like to take off on a jaunt to the coast.  I miss the sight, sound and space of being by the sea.  But just because I can’t do what I really want to do, does not mean I wont do what I can do or enjoy it to the max.

And so, next week I will simply enjoy alarm clock free waking and work free living.

The days are a little longer and for now at least way milder than the snowy temperatures we saw a few short weeks back.

I look forward to taking walks without clock watching, week day bike rides and a leisurely nose around the garden centres for some Spring time inspiration.

I plan to sit still and actually enjoy being in the conservatory and new house in general, rather than going flat out to decorate it.

I even plan to make time to read more than one newspaper in the week. What luxury!

And I may even go crazy and sit and read my book.

Or walk through the fields with my camera at sunset.

I’ll probably indulge in some baking and creating in the kitchen.

Maybe I’ll have a few catch up calls with friends.

What’s not to love?

The fact that I cannot do many of the activities I may want to, does not mean that I cease to need time out to rest from my usual responsibilities.

Rest remains as, if not more, important than ever.

Bring it on.