Ever feel deflated?

…like you are totally out of energy, inspiration...like you want to pull the covers over year head and stay in bed for an entire day?

That’s how I woke up after a particularly busy weekend that seemed like it was at least an entire month long. 

We celebrated my niece Erin show is over seven hears colon cancer free with the Scope it out 5K in DC. It was a really fun time with family and friends and very little sleep and no rest. But it’s all good. I even had the blessing of meeting a new friend Lauren (@knitnapper) who recognized me and said hello in a bar in Ballston, Va, where her husband was playing in the band.

I also had the opportunity to drop off some new paintings at a gallery in Alexandria, VA that just recently opened and I am beyond thrilled to be included in their new adventure!

It was a fun weekend but I woke up feeling incredibly tired and deflated. Like I needed to take the day off from life. But I honestly don’t know how to do that. So I got myself out of bed, made my coffee and found my way into my studio to get to work.

Funny how the universe always seems to know what’s what, as my ipad wasn’t charged from the last time I used it so I couldn’t paint. So I thought I’d dive into emails on my computer, but not so surprising that my mouse had run out of charge and wasn’t working either. 

So here I am writing down my thoughts with paper and pen, and spending some time playing with my abstract acrylic paintings that I love to get lost in.

I always feel guilty when I stop “doing” and try to just be. I’m reading a book “do nothing” that says that it’s the healthiest thing of all to leave time for doing nothing. I have lots to learn, and will get there with one baby step at a time.

Will you take some time to do nothing today? Or at least spending some time doing something that you love with no pressure for outcome? I’d love to know what you do to create space for this in your journey…