Much like The Mindy Project, I am BACK from my (unplanned) hiatus from blogging. March was a very busy month at work with teaching 4 classes, helping to start a new service for co-parents, and traveling to Baltimore for a 3 day training... which became a two day training because of a snow day. (Seriously, snow in March! I was very grateful for the sunshine today---welcome April! Let's put the snow behind us for a while, ok?)
Being busy at work tends to make life in general more stressful for me. I'm not very good at compartmentalizing. So after a long, busy day, writing doesn't make my priority list. Not even journaling or blogging. I only have the energy for the light-hearted and easy. Here is what does make my priority list (in no particular order):
1. Television- Watching TV is just about the easiest coping skill I have. I'm not saying its the healthiest, but it certainly does make tuning out my real life quite simple. And it takes about 0% of my energy. If you follow me on Facebook, you know I'm obsessed with The Mindy Project. I'm also a huge fan of The Real Housewives-- currently Beverly Hills and New York have been filling 2 hours of my week. It's incredibly dramatic and kind of trashy if you ask my old roomies, but I love it. Love. It. I recently discovered House of Cards, which my dad and I have been binge watching. It is so addicting, but the characters are terrible, terrible people. You just can't stop watching though! I wish I didn't love TV so much, but the truth is, I do! So shoot me. (Ok, please don't. I'll miss out on all the shows I've DVR'd!)
2. Hanging Out- One of the new classes I'm teaching is only 10 minutes away from my besties, which means I get to have a mid-week sleep over every Wednesday! I don't think I would have made it through March without regularly falling asleep on their couch watching The Mindy Project and drinking a glass of wine. I had a lot of other fun March dinners and events. Given that this is late on only the first day of April, I can't seem to remember many of them. But I promise, they refueled me!
3. Podcasts- While I managed to get some book and Bible study in (The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas is on my kindle), Podcasts are an excellent way for me to stay spiritually fed when my energy is low. A good friend sent me a sermon series that rocked my world: Crash the Chatterbox from Elevation Church. Check it out: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ElevationChurchCharlotte
Ok. That's it. I'm done for now. But I will be back again with more thoughts from the journey! But help me out, why don't ya! What helps you survive crazy times at work/school/life?
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