Yesterday I brunched a new shop.
And a new way-of-selling yarn.
Wait, you do know what I mean by brunch, right?
And after all the brunching, all I wanted to do was nap. And eat lunch (sadly, I've yet to figure out how to incorporate a real brunch into my brunching process).
Today is recovery-mode.
Answering emails, sharing videos of sheep-shearing, drinking as much hot chocolate as I need.
I planned for recovery-mode because I remembered (finally!) about the Cycle of Creativity and that after that much work I simply must stop.
Since today is Friday and you're probably going into your own mini-recovery weekend, I thought I'd share some of my favorite ways of recovering. The list is always changing, and I'm always looking for new things to add, so share your recoverings in the comments!
- Baking. Specifically, these gluten-free oreos. Yum.
- Or mini-apple cobbler. Remind me to share my made-up recipe next week, ok? It's DIVINE!
- Watching too many hours of TV on DVD (usually from the library), right now it's Lost, rewatching it from the start so I can (finally!) watch the last season.
- Knitting or crocheting. Right now it's crocheted fingerless gloves out of Mercedes' new (secret!) sock yarn. I got it early by being in this club, which you should totally join.
- Reading. Last night it was All Marketers are Liars, by Seth Godin. But then I had some vivid dreams of trying to figure out my story, so I think I'm laying off it for a while. Next up: Delivery Happiness.
- Writing. When the mood strikes me. No pressure, no big points, just like this list.
- Cleaning. I know. Who cleans for fun?
A woman who has let the whole house do what it will for a solid week while she took over 600 photographs of yarn. While her husband was sick in bed with the flu. Cleaning is downright relaxing, when I remember it makes the house feel more like a naptastic cocoon.
That's it (for now).
How do you recover?