Occupying my time...

Ever since I quit my day job I've heard this phrase a lot, "So, what are you up to now that you don't have to go to work anymore?" Well, here is a list of ways that I've been occupying my time.

Cleaning up after my dog destroys his "indestructible snake" toy (daily occurrence by the way).

Attempting decorative projects around the house

Gardening

Studying the scriptures

Injuring myself (and my ego) at the gym

Napping

Grazing (more often than I care to admit)

Hanging out with my girlfriends

Updating my blog more than necessary

Cleaning the palace (and garage)

Occasionally helping out with the quads

Vacationing (Utah last month, California this month, possible US Synthetic Road trip in June)

Making appointments (Suddenly I have the luxury of going to the doctor in the middle of the day; and I don't have to re-arrange Brandon's schedule in order to get our fridge inspected by the GE repair guy.)

Reading good literature

Watching way too much HGTV

Even though it has been fun and restful, I think I'm reaching my boredom limit. Doing whatever you want gets a little old after awhile. When we get back from California I think I'm going to deem my early summer vacation over and join the work force again.

In the meantime, I don't regret this little holiday. I really needed some time to recover from my last job. It was a very difficult and stressful 7 month experience. While I've been home I realized that it's okay to step away from life and take a small break. Sometimes you just need to re-evaluate and focus on finding your balance in order to be your best self.