Yesterday was my birthday. (Yes, elves are ageless, but we never miss a chance to celebrate.)  don't like to work on my birthday, so I took a long weekend — from Thursday lunch through this morning. I was busy through Sunday night, meeting friends at a football game and visiting with my mom.

But for most of Monday and Tuesday, I didn't do anything. I wrote a little bit, but mostly I watched television shows saved to my DVR, snuggled my dog, and read. I still have tons to do, but I feel so much better than I did a week ago. I'm re-energized to move forward on my projects.

I think maybe I need to schedule in some more "me" time to just do nothing. It's going to be a challenge. I don't do nothing well. But that may be a skill I need to learn.