So about a month ago the CRAZIEST thing happened! I got SUCKED into a WHIRLWIND. The Saturday before my birthday I went out to celebrate, (see The Waiting Game, May 8th) and I got sucked into a very powerful and tricky vortex known as the Celebratory Vortex. The Celebratory Vortex is crafty. It lures you with the promise of never-ending fun, family time, excitement and adventure. Everything is fantastic!! Until, of course, the vortex decides to spit you out like old gum and coldheartedly discard you on the side of the road, leaving you to eat its dust.
Truth: Ok, maybe I wasn’t actually sucked into a Celebratory Vortex…but it sure felt like it. First and foremost I want to apologize for being M.I.A. It touches my heart that people have been checking on me and I am sad to have let anyone down.
This past month has been incredibly amazing. There were wonderful weddings, trips to Europe, and special visits from family and friends that I don’t often get to see. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the Sunday time typically dedicated to my readers had to be dedicated to my guests. To be perfectly honest, my weekdays were so action packed that sometimes I could barely think of my name let alone an idea for my weekly topic.
What I learned was that as fun and exciting as it all was, I needed to make time for myself and I didn’t. My ‘down’ time was spent planning my next move and preparing for it. Without realizing, you begin running on adrenaline and although a lot gets accomplished, a lot gets lost. Me Time, for some reason, didn’t seem as necessary.
Have you ever heard of celebrities going into the hospital for exhaustion? A friend pointed that out to me this week and I think there is a lesson to be learned. Celebrities have their own vortex and it is filled with excitement, adoring fans, success, paparazzi, untrustworthy people, excessive pressure, and if you are famous for a reason (not like Paris Hilton) you might also have to sing, dance, act etc. When life gets that crazy, it is so easy to lose yourself. Sooner or later your body gives up even if your mind keeps going.
On Wednesday morning my body gave up on me. My last guests left the previous Sunday and due to some poor planning and an extremely overtired brain, Tuesday became a whirlwind in itself. When my boss walked into work on Wednesday morning the first thing out of her mouth was, “You look horrible. Do you need to go home?” I did. I was Done. Done with excitement and fun and Done with thinking in general. I went home and crashed. Although I am still not completely recovered and the sniffles remain, I now realize the importance taking some time out to just BE.
Slowing down is not always easy but it is always necessary. Whether you just sit by yourself for five whole minutes, watch some trashy/mindless television, or float in a pool all weekend with some Miller Light and SPF 30, you must do whatever is necessary to slow your roll. Trust me. That vortex is a rough landing. Seriously, I think I have a bruise…
Have a fun/calm week. I will see you all next Sunday! I promiseJ
~E
Truth: Ok, maybe I wasn’t actually sucked into a Celebratory Vortex…but it sure felt like it. First and foremost I want to apologize for being M.I.A. It touches my heart that people have been checking on me and I am sad to have let anyone down.
This past month has been incredibly amazing. There were wonderful weddings, trips to Europe, and special visits from family and friends that I don’t often get to see. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the Sunday time typically dedicated to my readers had to be dedicated to my guests. To be perfectly honest, my weekdays were so action packed that sometimes I could barely think of my name let alone an idea for my weekly topic.
What I learned was that as fun and exciting as it all was, I needed to make time for myself and I didn’t. My ‘down’ time was spent planning my next move and preparing for it. Without realizing, you begin running on adrenaline and although a lot gets accomplished, a lot gets lost. Me Time, for some reason, didn’t seem as necessary.
Have you ever heard of celebrities going into the hospital for exhaustion? A friend pointed that out to me this week and I think there is a lesson to be learned. Celebrities have their own vortex and it is filled with excitement, adoring fans, success, paparazzi, untrustworthy people, excessive pressure, and if you are famous for a reason (not like Paris Hilton) you might also have to sing, dance, act etc. When life gets that crazy, it is so easy to lose yourself. Sooner or later your body gives up even if your mind keeps going.
On Wednesday morning my body gave up on me. My last guests left the previous Sunday and due to some poor planning and an extremely overtired brain, Tuesday became a whirlwind in itself. When my boss walked into work on Wednesday morning the first thing out of her mouth was, “You look horrible. Do you need to go home?” I did. I was Done. Done with excitement and fun and Done with thinking in general. I went home and crashed. Although I am still not completely recovered and the sniffles remain, I now realize the importance taking some time out to just BE.
Slowing down is not always easy but it is always necessary. Whether you just sit by yourself for five whole minutes, watch some trashy/mindless television, or float in a pool all weekend with some Miller Light and SPF 30, you must do whatever is necessary to slow your roll. Trust me. That vortex is a rough landing. Seriously, I think I have a bruise…
Have a fun/calm week. I will see you all next Sunday! I promiseJ
~E
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