Three outers
February 15, 2008 | 03:45PM | maudie dot b - gmail d c | |
I'm a couple of hours away from the last legal three day weekend until Memorial Day. I suspect I'll squeeze in a few more with my leave time before then, but for now - this weekend I hope to do some serious relaxing. Quite literally. Since starting back into physical therapy for my neck problems I've made a concerted effort to practice relaxation techniques - deep breathing and all that.
At the office, my door remains shut more than it is open. I try to shut out the office "busy-ness" with Really Music Radio on the computer or, on really stress ridden days, I crank up the ambient space music to calm my frayed nerves.
A few months ago I was moved from my little out-of-sight-out-of-mind office way off in a corner to an office right in the middle of the office culture. It's bigger, but I miss my quiet little hole in the wall. I've done what I can to make it homey and relaxing. Initially that was in an effort to put my young clients at ease but now I'm reaping most of the rewards.
One item in my office is my touchstone, of sorts, for finding peace in this maelstrom - it's the picture Katitude snapped while here for Okie-Vegas - you can kinda see it there on the left of the table in the pic above (click on the pic for a little larger view). At the last Vegas bash, she presented a copy each to me and Gracie. It represents one of my most favorite 'blogger moments.'
The time spent with those two ladies sitting on the dock at sunset by a lake in the middle of Nowhere Oklahoma always brings a warmth and instant joy whenever I think about it. A really special time.
So, I hope to find some peace over the next three days. I have a bit of an itch to play some cards tonight. That is perhaps not the best of choices given my goal for relaxation, but it just seems to be the right choice given my current state of mind which is, well, calm and positive. A state of mind I haven't seen in quite a while.
Ya'll have a good weekend, too, y'hear?
