This basically means that I have a hard time doing nothing or staying home more than necessary hours without turning into Bertha Mason from Jane Eyre. Don't ever ask me to stay home on a Fri-Fri night, and watch television reruns. Not that I don't like you. It's just that I can't stay home when there's so much more to do. {Unfortunately for my future offspring, it's probably genetic as my mom is the same way.}
About a week ago, this Busy-Bee Syndrome was challenged, as I was forced to stay home because of a migraine the size of Paris Hitlon's DUI charges. I stumbled around the house, trying to figure out what to do. Eventually, I just sat in the tub for a solid 2-hours, and sighed as my brain was rebooting.
So, what CAN a Busy-Body or Workaholic do when they're stuck in the house, sick?
Well, put down that remote, and the jumbo container of cream-cheese frosting, we'll figure it out together! ♥
Ex. A) Spa Day, Not Sick Day
Don't think of your recent break from the work-force (or school-force) as a "sick day" as this might envoke strange visions of moping around with a chicken-noodle hangover. Instead, replace it with the idea that it's a Spa Day where you can escape the dullness of society, pamper yourself, and take care of #1: you!
If you're sick, and are trying to pursue exhausting tasks while exhausted yourself, you're just going to be unproductive. Your coworkers will notice, and might think your effort is cute for 5 minutes, until they realize how much you're slowing them down.
Then, you'll stress out, go bald, and then have stomach ulcers.
Not really what you want, is it?
Just stay home for heaven's sake, and soak in the bath! Use the best bath candies you can get your paws on {I love Lush's Bubble Bars the best: Ma Bar and Green Day are my ultima favorites} and pamper your buff bod by being super girlie too. Try to flush out the sickies once and for all!♥
Ex. B) "But I have TONS of Work to do!"
As a student, I completely understand and am empathetic to your blithe. Even when you're sick, it never seems like people get a break from work anymore. If that's the case for you, then all you have to do is tell your work-load this one famous Canadian saying:
"{BLEEP!} IT!"
Give yourself the delightful permission to blow off your work for about 2-3 hours after you wake up. Take a bath, relax, read, eat Pop-Tarts with whip-cream and watch Gilmore Girls in your underwear. Do whatever will make you happiest.
Then, after you're done being a badass, pull up your rainbow toe-socks and start working. But make it fuuun!
Need to clean your apartment? Put on some musica and your most outrageous outfit, and get crackin'! Everytime you see yourself, you'll only be tempted to laugh, and laughter is best medecine!
So, little sickly kittens, remember that the most important part of recovery in the mental part! The body follows what the brain says! And when the brain says, "Yay!" the body follows.
♥Amour,
-Retro.Bunny
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