I’m trying to recall if I’ve ever had two weeks and three weekends off in a row. I don’t think I have, and this one was incredible. Here’s the short list of what I did not do:
- did not travel
- did not cook or eat any huge meals
- did not box for a week
- did not go to any Aftershock gigs
- did not send out Christmas cards
- did not get a Christmas tree
- did not spend too much for Christmas
- did not drink much alcohol
- did not make New Year’s resolutions
- did not send or answer email
- did not blog
- did not do (or stress over) any work-related stuff
For contrast, here’s what this freed me up for:
- learned to sew
- sent my first mail art
- enjoyed oceans of hot tea
- read eight or ten novels
- rented five movies
- drew, cut, and pulled prints for two linocuts
- re-read Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes; began shifting my diet
- enjoyed my family
- averaged 10 hours of sleep a night
I have to say, it was awesome and I highly recommend the “nots” in particular. What did you not do this year?
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