I’ve made a lot of decisions lately – the best? To go into hibernation.
With too much time being spent away from home, a continuous flow of guests and an unbalance of energy, I’ve come to realise that if I just think that I won’t do anything more for awhile it doesn’t stop me. I have to declare it.
The last of my guests are arriving this weekend but after that, I’m accepting no one, save an afternoon latte with a friend once in awhile. If people need to me to visit, I’ll kindly tell them I can’t until next year. Any new projects to start I’ll have to decline until I have a firm hold on all the ones I have now. I’m declaring myself a homebody – I need to.
Doing so doesn’t mean that I’ll only be working – on the contrary. Taking time off from others gives me more time to myself – something I haven’t had for over a year. Instead of cleaning the flat for company, I can spend it reading. Instead of taking several hours to drive somewhere, I can paint. Instead of recovering from an overload of information, I can concentrate on my work. With the freedom to put myself out there, I went overboard.
It’s like a kid in a candy store – your first trip in you want it all and only after you make yourself sick do you realise moderation is the key.
The Chronicles of Girl at Play began in April 2001 as a way for me to chronicle my leaving a successful corporate position to become a self-employed writer.
