First Day for Type A

Yesterday was my first day of unemployment while the rest of the country returned to work after the Labor Day weekend. The morning consisted of a rush of errands, bank visits, and a doctor’s appointment. My brain still believed I had only until 12noon to accomplish everything, because obviously I’d be returning to work that afternoon. …deep breath… So in an attempt to relax and re-program myself I spent the afternoon reading. Except that the book was a loan from my sister and something I’d need to return to her before I departed on my road trip.  “Read faster!” my brain shouted, “You’re on a deadline!” ….deep breath…  Eureka! Finally, I thought of something that allows my Type A personality to rule while I simultaneously accomplish something fun – Fantasy Football. I spent the late afternoon & early evening deep in player research and mock drafts, preparing for our league’s live draft that evening.  (Which I kicked butt in, thank you very much!)

As I was heading off to bed I realized that I had unconsciously been holding my breath all day, only really relaxing at dinner time. As much fun as it would be to contribute that to my dive into fantasy football, I know it’s not. I wouldn't normally have been working at 6:00pm yesterday, so I didn't have to feel bad about not working at 6:00pm.  I did, apparently, have a harder time dealing with that between the hours of 9 – 5. Even today, I seem to alternate between either ‘let’s do everything at once!’ and ‘screw the world, I’m on vacation!’ I wonder how long it will take me to find a healthy balance…  I wonder if I can keep myself from over-analyzing the process of finding a balance... I'm guessing not.