Date: 2010-05-11 19:15:13 Created: 2010-05-11 15:13:45
I am all good
I think.
Things are well, and I seem to be in a state of catching up and recharging. It does not quite bother me, but a feeling that I should be doing more with my spare time is starting to sneak in.
I push it away as best as I can, and that currently seems to be pretty well.
We had our yearly user conference at work last week, and that of course accounts for a lot of recharge need. Not just the intense customer socializing for two days, but also of course the focus spent before the conference to make everything be in as great shape as possible. And, on top of that, preparing presentations of things.
It seems to all have gone really well (even from my point of view as someone who is never too happy about his own presentations afterwards), so I guess it is no wonder some energy was spent and needs to be recovered.
I feel a need to do less and take it easier. I am happy to work well, then come home, exercise and do a practical thing or two and then settle down with some light media for the rest of the evening/day.
Speaking of exercise, yesterday was an unusual case which made me think even more about rest and recovery. See, I did run. Slower than many recent times, but not by much. The weather was nice, too. And it felt good afterwards that I got out.
But there was no real flow, no real sense of energy. I never felt like I got going, and I did not feel strong. Perhaps I can put it like this:
It felt like all work and no play.
I actually am still wondering if it would have been better overall for me to just stay at home and relax rather than force myself through the motions. With Göteborgsvarvet less than two weeks away it is about time to take it easy and rest up in any case.
I just have a hard time taking a conscious break from a hard earned habit like this.
Tomorrow is running day again if I stick to my normal schedule. I have a feeling that I will, but I really should try to make it shorter and/or easier on myself if I get the same feeling again.
No, of course I will not be able to restrain myself if it feels good.
All the major cabling was already in place when I moved in, but when I came home yesterday Telia had been by, activated everything and left behind a huge pile of technology. I managed to hide everything in the TV shelf with some rearranging. It looks okay from the front, but the rat's nest of cables on the back is truly horrific. Plus, I now have another darn remote to keep track of and/or put just out of reach when I need it.
But hey, I can get the fastest and highest quality broadband I have ever had access to. And I got a grand total of one HD channel as well. Plus the opportunity to rent a strange selection of films on demand, and probably a whole pile of other offerings I will never use.
All I wonder is: can I get cheaper broadband by saying no to all that cruft they throw in "for free"? My guess is no, but for some reason I feel like trying ...