Forced Slowdown

I'm sick.

I'm not going to complain about it though. I think I need this right now. I feel like I've done nothing but push, push, push lately and I need to coast for a bit. It's been a long time since I've felt so bad that I wanted to stay in bed all day, but that's where I'm at and I think I'm going to give in to it today. Well, except for laundry and cooking and dishes. To me those aren't chores, they're part of being alive. Like breathing.

Anyway.

Usually Saturday is for cleaning the house with Jack and Pandora. (If I make it fun, it goes faster and I actually do a better job.) Luckily, I have a man who isn't hung up on a perfectly clean house. (A life full of dogs and a kid and all his friends will make you easier going than you thought you could be.) If he has clean socks and underwear, he's happy. This Saturday will be for dishes and laundry and podcasts and catching up on my fitness videos on YouTube.

I do have a party to go to tonight and that's another reason to take it easy. We're going late and not staying long, but I'd like to try to enjoy this. (I'm not contagious. I have a UTI.) If I can score some extra sleep between loads of laundry and video watching, then I'll be ready to have a little fun.

So the point of this ramble is that I'm not happy that I'm sick, but I'm grateful because I need a break from myself. I don't need to run or workout or clean the whole house or work on Novel 4 today. I need rest without guilt and that's the gift I'm giving myself.