a breather

Wow, is it mid-April already?

On March 28th I wrote to a friend:
I don’t understand this. I had a blissful existence of no commitments Sept-Nov last year and it’s been non-stop berserk in the last 6 weeks with NO SIGN of letting up. I’m going to blow a freakin’ gasket here pretty soon. I’ve looked at my PDA everday in the past 3 weeks because I’m being asked to attend a ridiculous number of events. I don’t even want to do ANYTHING anymore! I just wanna check out for awhile. Do you ever feel like that? What do you do? When was the last time you felt you were able to retreat?

My "friend" never replied but God did. Eight days later my work contract term ended. It was a bit of a surprise because it wasn't scheduled to end until August. But severance payouts rock and I was actually relieved. A week later my parents arrived for a visit from Florida. I haven't seen my Dad in FOUR YEARS. I've enjoyed my time with them and have gotten off the burnout treadmill I was on. Thank you JESUS! It's been nice to chill out for 2 weeks. I'm ready to get back to work. I'm grateful for the rest. I've been catching up with friends and on books I've been meaning to read, exercising vigorously, takling to my Dad for hours and getting plenty of rest. I plan to learn to cook, do my 2006 taxes, and finish some Spring cleaning. This is the most fantastic break I've had in awhile... one that I can build on.