damn

[piranha]

however wonderful it was to have such a major productivity streak, the crash now is really bad too. not only do i feel physically tired (i got up at 10:30, and want to crawl back into bed again now), and my brain feels devoid of any creative thought, but i am also getting more and more sad-depressed. *bleh*.

i think i'll go and buy a garden claw tomorrow, so i can work on making some more growing space in the backyard. maybe that'll cheer me up.

Comments

[lorres.livejournal.com]

Good luck with that. Hm...guess I better go take a look at what's overgrown here. [hummedy hum hum hum]

[dr-brat.livejournal.com]

If you're feeling devoid of any creative thought, perhaps now is the time to engage in input instead of output. When I crash, I like to sleep and read for a day or two to recharge. Gardening sounds good, but so does that stack of books you've been adding to -- to me, anyway.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

what stack of books would that be? i generally read at a rate that diminishes any temporarily acquired stack in short order. there is currently no stack whatsoever.

my mission is therefore clear. must acquire new books. :)

also, reading and gardening are in completely different categories, not interchangeable for me.

[dr-brat.livejournal.com]

Wow. I wish I managed to read at that rate. I always have a stack.

Didn't mean to imply that reading and gardening are interchangeable, but for me, both are ways of recharging batteries. Different ways, as gardening tends to produce more visually satisfying results more quickly - I can *see* what I've done, even when nothing is blooming or bearing.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

yeah, i am a voracious and fast reader (though i no longer retain things the way i used to). i also always carry at least one book with me; i read everywhere. when i was still more social than i am now, i was known for even reading at parties. :) reading does not necessarily relax me; it depends a lot on what i read (most nonfiction is demanding), and how good it is (if it is very good fiction, it will tire me emotionally, because i will live right along with it).

gardening is often very zen-like for me; i like the feeling of soil between my fingers, and the idea of growing things is probably as close to spirituality as i ever get. and i can fall into a nice, calm rhythm when weeding. even when not zen-like, it's calming -- when i am upset, digging up a new bed gets the adrenaline out of my system. one year, when teaching myself to not get caught up in stupid arguments, i planted something new for every time i was about to write another flamey post. and i had a pretty amazing garden that year, *chortle*.

recharging through specific tasks doesn't work for me anymore; the only thing that works now is simply to wait it out (without putting extra stress on myself). *bleh*. i hate being so lame.

And being outside is good for you

[(Anonymous)]

Do something appeals to you, and being out in the sun getting your Vitamin D is likely to be good for your attitude. Heck, compromise and do the reading suggested, but do it outside.