With today’s technology, I have been able to keep in contact with many people through texting, facebook and email during this blizzard. I read all the frantic posts and received many texts from friends feeling that they have “cabin fever.” I don’t understand why after 1 day of being stuck inside so many people were frustrated and ready to get out of their homes. What is the rush? I have been enjoying my time at home with my dogs knowing that there is no where that I “need” to be. Maybe I am on the go too much in my day to day life. Maybe I need to spend more time relaxing and less time “running around like a chicken with my head cut off.” My dad used to tell me that I used his house as a “landing pad.” I would stop in long enough to refuel and I was off again. I have been trying to slow down my pace in this life because i have learned the hard way over the years that when you continue to burn the candle at both ends, you really can burn out. I have lived on burn out for several years and I am here to tell you that it was not fun. I promised myself after I went through the long road to recovery that i would take better care of myself and watch for the signs that lead to my burn out. I have learned that sometimes I have to disappoint other people in order to take care of me. I only have so many hours in my day and I have to spend them on what I feel is best. I know that many of us have now been couped up for 3 days now and still don’t know how we will make it out of our homes, down our driveways and along the streets to work or to the store etc. Instead of being in a panic about what you can’t do, why not think of something you can do? I have been spending some extra time with my precious babies and working on some clean up projects that I have been putting off for way too long. When I look around my house, I see that I have enough to do to keep me busy for weeks not just days. Maybe other people are better at keeping up with organization and cleaning than I am and they don’t have the number of projects waiting for them that I do. I am going to enjoy my “snow days” and take advantage of my extra time. I must say I would much rather be stuck at home than stranded in my car along the highway the way so many people have been in the last several days. I thank God for my nice warm home, the food I have to eat and the time that I have to relax and spend with Him.
Enjoying My “Snow Days”
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