Yoohoo! It's been 5 months since my last post (so much for resolving to write at least once a week LOL), but I guess I really am not the disciplined type.
Soooo...
I know in the past I've written a lot about making the most out of your weekends, going to bed early (for an early, fresh, and happy start the next morning), being happy at work, and how being happy sometimes takes more effort than you'll expect (mentioned in one of my previous blog entries, "How to be Happy During the Weekends").
In the past weeks, I guess I kinda failed to do what I preached. I'd fallen into a rut. It all started out when I got my new iPad Mini 3 months ago, and I started installing games on it. I'd gotten slightly addicted to my new toy and I spent the following weekend purchasing and playing games on my iPad (Sproggiwood is AWESOME btw; best $12 I ever spent!).
That weekend, I went against everything I preached: I went to bed late, slept in till past noon, didn't put in any effort at all to be doing anything productive, and IT WAS FANTASTIC.
And then along came Monday, and instead of feeling like I wasted the entire weekend away doing absolutely nothing, I went to work on Monday morning feeling energetic and satisfied that I had allowed myself to slip into laziness over the weekend.
It was so easy to not have to put effort into planning the agenda for the weekend, and just like that, every single weekend from then on was the same.
3 months on, I feel lousy. I've gotten so used to not doing anything productive during the weekends that I find that I cannot even begin to think of what else I could do to fill my weekend with meaningful stuff.
In order to get myself back up, I decided I should start by doing something productive, yet simple: Writing.
Hence, this post.
I guess these past months have taught me something about balance: It is good to be disciplined and to put in proper effort to make the days count, but sometimes, you have to take a break and give yourself a "do nothing" day: If you have been having a hectic schedule recently, try it - it's refreshing.
On the other hand, it is also important to remember that it's all too easy to get addicted to these "do nothing" kind of days. Speaking from experience, I think it's good to maintain a proper balance between the laze-at-home-doing-nothing type of weekends and the plan-productive-activities-to-make-the-weekends-count kind of weekends.
Sorry this is a short one, I'm just about getting into the momentum again - still half-stuck in the laze-at-home-doing-nothing mood.
Don't worry; I'll come around. =)
Soooo...
I know in the past I've written a lot about making the most out of your weekends, going to bed early (for an early, fresh, and happy start the next morning), being happy at work, and how being happy sometimes takes more effort than you'll expect (mentioned in one of my previous blog entries, "How to be Happy During the Weekends").
In the past weeks, I guess I kinda failed to do what I preached. I'd fallen into a rut. It all started out when I got my new iPad Mini 3 months ago, and I started installing games on it. I'd gotten slightly addicted to my new toy and I spent the following weekend purchasing and playing games on my iPad (Sproggiwood is AWESOME btw; best $12 I ever spent!).
That weekend, I went against everything I preached: I went to bed late, slept in till past noon, didn't put in any effort at all to be doing anything productive, and IT WAS FANTASTIC.
And then along came Monday, and instead of feeling like I wasted the entire weekend away doing absolutely nothing, I went to work on Monday morning feeling energetic and satisfied that I had allowed myself to slip into laziness over the weekend.
It was so easy to not have to put effort into planning the agenda for the weekend, and just like that, every single weekend from then on was the same.
3 months on, I feel lousy. I've gotten so used to not doing anything productive during the weekends that I find that I cannot even begin to think of what else I could do to fill my weekend with meaningful stuff.
In order to get myself back up, I decided I should start by doing something productive, yet simple: Writing.
Hence, this post.
I guess these past months have taught me something about balance: It is good to be disciplined and to put in proper effort to make the days count, but sometimes, you have to take a break and give yourself a "do nothing" day: If you have been having a hectic schedule recently, try it - it's refreshing.
On the other hand, it is also important to remember that it's all too easy to get addicted to these "do nothing" kind of days. Speaking from experience, I think it's good to maintain a proper balance between the laze-at-home-doing-nothing type of weekends and the plan-productive-activities-to-make-the-weekends-count kind of weekends.
Sorry this is a short one, I'm just about getting into the momentum again - still half-stuck in the laze-at-home-doing-nothing mood.
Don't worry; I'll come around. =)
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