Week Of Sloth
From your comments last week, it sounds like this has been a pretty hard season for a lot of people.
Everyone needs a nap.
For me, these last few months have been filled with stress and exhaustion at every turn. While some of it was very worthwhile and rewarding, much of my energy was spent chasing after the wind.
So, after eighteen months of hustling toward my dreams of writing and making a difference in the world, and after nearly as long a time of intentional prayer about where God wanted me to serve, I’m taking a pretty big leap.
After twelve years with my current company, I am handing in my badge and leaving the corporate world behind.
Starting next week, I’ll be dedicating my time to writing and editing projects that will make a direct impact in the lives of people who are hurting or struggling. I’ll be able to focus more of my time and talent for the good of children who have no one to protect them, and to helping people who are passionate about serving God.
In the coming weeks, I’ll share a little more about some of the projects I have on deck, but for now…for the next few days…I am declaring…
The Week Of Sloth!
For the next few days, I’m checking out. Chilling on the couch all day long in my pajamas watching NetFlix and cranking the stereo as loud as it will go and eating junk food and ice cream.
I know you’re jealous.
When was the last time you took a week to do absolutely nothing? Leave a comment…
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About Christine
I am a writer, a project manager, and a corporate refugee with a heart for orphans around the world. My two daughters were adopted from Ukraine at ages 12 and 14. I post about writing, chasing dreams, and making a difference in the world, and sometimes I share fun snippets of fiction in-progress.
You’re right. I am jealous. I took a week’s vacation in May. My husband and I holed away in a mountain top cabin and just rested. Even still, I took a lot of that time to work on a book so I wasn’t doing nothing.
Enjoy your week of nothing. You’ve earned it!
The mountains sound wonderfully restful!
Good luck taking your big leap and have a great week off!
Thanks, Dean. Going well so far!!
Congratulations! I am so very excited for you! And a week of nothingness sounds DIVINE. Enjoy yourself!
Definitely enjoying it!!!
Enjoy your time off! My husband and I had two weeks off last month, using the first week to camp and the second to putz around at home. There was a bit of putzing and *much* resting, and we enjoyed it all.
I’m starting to do a little putzing too, and just turned my computer on for the first time in a couple of days…
Yes…I am jealous! I think the last time I took a week to do nothing was the week after my sinus surgery last summer. But, like Jamie, I was working on some things while I was lying in bed. So it wasn’t really a week of “nothing”, just a week of “things I can do while not getting out of bed.”
Enjoy your week of sloth!!
I’m not sure that recovery and sloth really should fall into the same category…Recovery is totally justified and qualifies for sick days!
Sloth is, well, sloth. But I am enjoying it! 😉
So excited for you! Enjoy your week of sloth! You deserve it. Catch up on some good movies for me and eat whatever you want.
Hitting the NetFlix queue again to pick some more movies. Recommendations?
A whole week? Goodness, I don’t know! I did take most of this weekend to do minimal. Sure, I washed some dishes, did some laundry, and even read a few blogs but I also did a lot of sitting and reading real books. I did nothing in a rush and it was wonderful. Monday morning was still back to reality but nothing imploded too badly.
Katie
Minimal is better than slammed. Glad you got some rest and enjoyed it, and that Monday was tolerable.
Christine, Good for you! Awesome! You deserve the break–you’ve been burning at both ends for a while now!
I did the same thing recently. Took an extended holiday weekend off , got caught up on many projects at home, then took another week off after some health-related issues, followed by another extended weekend. Got back on the horse today.
Really looking forward to the conference next week to keep me from getting back down off the horse anytime soon!
I’m planning to get back on the horse on Monday, but I keep finding myself back at my desk. I managed to stay offline/on the couch for two *real* days, and now just dawdling around with the TV on.
christine, congratulations! gotta say: i am jealous. just makes me want my dream all the more.
last time of doing absolutely nothing? well, my wife and i went to disneyland this past weekend. spent just about all of our time riding rides and having fun. it was hard to come home.
Ooh, Disneyland! That sounds like a fun weekend!!! Now I’m the jealous one!