Take a breather!

Good day everyone! Hope your Tuesday is going great! We’re getting closer to Spring, can you feel it yet? I know everyone in our house is looking forward to warmer temps and longer days!

It’s been a rough couple of weeks! We have been busier than usual, Brett has been keeping the bike shop at top speed and I have been screening just about everyone for the flu (now getting ready for the Coronavirus concerns!) But on Sunday, when I was supposed to be getting ready for work, I just felt the need to break away!

I wanted to call in sick and take a day to completely forget everyone and everything associated with responsibility. I told one of my coworkers that I didn’t want to be. Not be at work, I just didn’t want to ‘be’. There is no need to worry about my mental health, but I’ll admit I wanted to sit in a room, under some covers and not think! I didn’t want to have to make any decisions, do any housework, talk to any other humans or perform any ‘higher brain’ functions! I wanted to be an introvert just for the day!

There are days when we need to just take a breather. Times to detach ourselves from our routine, hectic life! Time to ourselves and our thoughts, times to recharge our batteries. To be a compassionate human being, you must be able to give of yourself and if you have not emptied your well, you can’t take any more on. Time to ignore the laundry and leave the dishes in the sink, as hard as that may be!

Today for me, is my breather. I made a sandwich, packed my bicycle (well Brett did that for me) and made sure I had sunscreen. I found a spot on the sand at the beach and anchored my umbrella. The next 5 hours involved no one but me!! I feel refreshed and ready to take on my next challenge.

My wish for you today is that you can ‘take a breather’! Eat dinner outside, take a long bath, go to a hotel and get a full nights sleep……the world will be there for you when you return!