Rest

I don't do downtime well.

Don't get me wrong, when I am busy, all I want is for a day, an evening, or even an hour just to relax. And I am busy allllllllll the time. I am constantly juggling work, school, church, and trying to have some semblance of a social life (read: this part doesn't really happen much) that just looking at my schedule for the week is typically exhausting.

Except for right now.

You see, I crammed my undergraduate degree into 3 years and took extra courses during the tiny winter session breaks as well as over summer break, and took up to 21 credits a semester all while working 25-35 hours a week. I don't recommend this AT ALL. I'm really not sure what I was thinking. During those 3 years I had one 3-week break from classes.

So I decided that when doing grad school I would slow down.

That didn't happen.

I started grad school less than 2 weeks after graduating from college. And I did not take a break-I was actually at school on New Year's Eve this year. RIDICULOUS! Again, not recommended.

Somehow, though, this summer a golden window of 17 days of break appeared. No school work. No work (all the programs I substitute for during the summer are done until school starts again). And not many commitments at church.

I thought this would be amazing. But folks, its day 4. DAY 4! And already I'm climbing the walls, bored out of my mind. Apparently I don't do rest well.

Can anyone relate to this?