February 12, 2008
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Me Time.
As we grow older, time seems to be such a sacred yet scarce luxury. Never seems to be enough of it in the day, and it is always going to be something that money can’t buy. This “me-time” thing is like the new craze for me. With new job (along comes new stress to keep up), school, and business, “me-time” is what it’s all about. I have to have my “me-time” every day to channel all my frustration, or else my productivity goes down the drain. (Yes, thanks for applauding to the healthy new me that knows the concept of “balance”).
But what I’ve realized is that I get really really upset and overly, and i mean, overly exaggerated-ly frustrated when people barge their way through into my life and take away some of my me-time. Like, I would get a headache, I would mumble curses under my breath, and constantly feel like I’m on a panic if I don’t get back to my me-time. Even a small favour asked when I am in my ‘me-time’ would render me possibly picking up a voodoo doll of you and potentially poke things at it. (Now now, a joke is a jo….ke…. *shifty eyes*)
I don’t know, I never used to feel that way. It was kind of like, I always had a way to manage time and stress no matter what time of the day it is. But now, it seems like ‘me-time’ has become such a guilty indulgence that I rely on it just a little bit too much?
So where is the balance really? Give myself ‘me-time’ and rely on it to stay sane, or rely on nothing and try to stay sane, when I know I will eventually burn out? Suggestions?
edit: here’s a suggestion, stay the hell out of my ‘me-time’.
Comments (4)
everyone needs me-time!!! some ppl can’t understand that
ME ME ME ME ME ME
being selfish is good hahah
for me, i try to only worry about the things i can control. the rest i either let be or let God worry about. as for people barging, i will always help a giver and think twice before dealing w/ a taker. i need lots of me time.
funny. in my HR class today, we learned about stress, stressors and work-life balance. me-time is important. i won’t have any until i finish my exams these next few days. then i’m freeeeeeeeeee as a bird for reading week.
i’ve been in a perpetual state of me-time and i like it. too much, im afraid.