Day Twenty: Connect to Distractions

I, for one, am tired of living in these eight rooms. I feel like I pass from bedroom to kitchen to living room and then back to bed again. Most of all, we’re all getting bored around here. I love my family very much but it’s been a month now of staring just at them and we need some distractions.

If ever there was a time to watch stupid reality TV, it is this moment. If ever there was a time for silly games like MadLibs, it is this moment. If ever there was a time to listen to ABBA and dance around the house, it is this moment.

It’s ok to stop being serious and stop being productive. Our brains, in normal life, have all sorts of transition times. Commutes, stopping at stores on the way home, even just walking down the hall to get a cup of coffee is more restful than living and working in the same space. Add on a couple other people trying to do the same thing and it can feel like there’s activity all around you all the time.

So consider downloading an audiobook (free through Libby or Overdrive), watching cat videos on YouTube, or even coloring a page or two. Give your brain a break.