Slowing Down

Sometimes our bodies whisper at us to slow down. It might be a muscle or joint pain, a headache, or just feeling tired. And sometimes our bodies speak a little louder. So here I am at home, waiting to find out if I have strep throat or mono. Um... “is there a none of the above choice?” My body clearly wants me to slow down. So what’s been racing? Mostly work (my non-Yoga work) and my mind. I haven’t spent nearly enough time on self care lately.

And am I listening? The weekend was good. Lots of fluids and rest. Then came Monday. Whoops, working from home but still worked 8.5 hrs. Apparently that corporate globe spins without me, which I’m happy about. But, I think I need to step off the spinning globe for a little R&R.

So, doing some self care tonight (including this entry). Getting to bed early. And tomorrow, creating a cutoff time and working with everyone early in the day to ensure I am not needed past that time.

Today I’m grateful for my throat feeling considerably better, deadline extensions on two of my deliverables for tomorrow, how incredibly cute my cat is when she’s demanding my attention (how dare I work at home and not cater to her every whim), that my missing parcel arrived in the mail, and my mom because I need someone to pout to about my day.