Restful spam

[rochvelleth]

I am very tired so I thought we could have some restful spam this week! Here's Guy not feeling happy about being woken up by the Sherriff...

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[rochvelleth]

For me, DVDs or TV in bed :) Or, you know, sleeeeeeeep.

More bits of work to do keep landing at my feet. The latest is that the proofs have arrived for the book I've edited on Aegean writing systems (it's available to pre-order at a discount already, so I feel like I have to actually finish the editing process and get it out on the shelves!)

Will try to come back tomorrow, but I do have a lunch date with a friend who has just had a book on Sanskrit come out.

[jagnikjen]

How close are you to the law school, DR R??

The daughter of a member of my writing group will be attending in the fall.

[rochvelleth]

The Law Faculty isn't too far from Classics - part of the same site but you have to walk through to get there. Well done to your friend's daughter :)

[alorarose]

My bed isn't comfortable at all, so I try not to spend too much time in it. There is a super comfortable recliner in the living room. Definitely like reading, though last night I accidentally read until 1:45 in the morning! Oops!

Doing homework now. Sorta restful because it's a break from work work. it's my busy season.

13 weeks and 4 days until I am done with school!!!

[jagnikjen]

Counting the days I see. Keep on keeping on. You'll get there!

[alorarose]

Haha, so far it's only weeks. I suppose once i get down to a month left, it'll start to be days.

[rochvelleth]

One bed that I regularly spend time in is pretty much like concrete, so I can definitely sympathise with that! Stick with your comfortable recliner :)

That's getting so close. Good luck getting through everything!

[jagnikjen]

Generally, I read when I need to rest/relax. I watch TV when I get too burnt out or when I'm procrastinating--and I'm fighting that urge right now. (Revisions are giving me a hard time, sooo...avoiding. Or really trying not to avoid. They have to get done

[rochvelleth]

DR R, PLEASE take some time to rest. You need it.

Thank you bb! I really need someone to make me stop sometimes! (And I usually resist because there's so much that needs doing...)

I'm glad your team won! And good luck with not procrastinating and getting those revisions done :)

[alorarose]

Yay for your team winning! That's exciting!!!!

[omteddy2006]

With a ten-year-old, I'm smack dab in the middle. There are times when I wish I had more time to myself, but then I (almost immediately) think "my baby's getting too old! I don't want to rush it! I want him to stay forever!"

I'm assuming that last part will change when he's a teenager. I think those years are given to us to ease us into our empty nests.

Glad to hear that you are adjusting.

[starbuck_a_dale]

I do not yet know how to relax independently. I normally need to use one of those mindfulness apps, play the exercise 5 times whilst berating myself for not listening. Still practicing. Turns out relaxing is a real skill and it's hella possible to go a long way through life without learning it.

[rochvelleth]

I get this. I think I know how to do some relaxing things, but I kind of already need to be in a good place in my mind before I can get into them. Most of the time my mind is on stressy/worky stuff, and I have no idea how to relax from that. I stay up reading work-related articles and hope that I'll get so tired out I fall asleep anyway!

Good luck with learning these skillz :)

[starbuck_a_dale]

Glad to know I'm not alone! I used to think "workaholics" were crazy, without realising that I was basically doing the same thing to myself! It's a real learning curve but I have a load of supportive apps that help when I remember to use them

[omteddy2006]

but I kind of already need to be in a good place in my mind before I can get into them

This is key. Sometimes when I'm really worked up, it's impossible to relax unless I BREATHE first. And, sometimes, I have to breathe..."Breathe in...1...2...3...Breathe out...1...2...3..." for a WHILE before I'm calm enough to take in what those mindfulness apps are trying to say.

[omteddy2006]

Sleeping outside is the best (if you can control the insects!)

[omteddy2006]

Hey! Robin did it!!

I find it's best done at the beach. You have to have a breeze to keep the insects away. Or screens. Or both.