a very hectic but very happy week

The last week has been so busy I've felt so alive. I spent a night in Manchester with my husband and a couple of friends. We went to see the comedian Peter Kay and had a few drinks and lots of laughs. I spent two days at work wishing I wasn't there and then it was Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday I finished work at 2pm and felt a little bit unhappy that I had the next couple of days completely planned out. There was so much I wanted to do around the house but was going to be away from it for two days.

Instead of canceling my plans or being miserable or putting off the jobs that I wanted to, I did something completely different. On Saturday I got in from work and started on sorting out the wardrobe in my bedroom (we've lived in our house nearly three years and haven't seen the back of the wardrobe since then - there was even an unpacked box at the back!) I spent a couple of hours sorting that out and felt so good about myself. That wardrobe is definitely one of the symbols of my procrastinating past and it is a job that I've wrote on countless lists but never crossed it off! It feels like such an achievement to have finally sorted it, especially as I did it after a days work on a weekend that was planned to be hectic. Usually I would have sat and watched the tv. It feels like a major step in the right direction.

Saturday night me and my husband cooked a Chinese together and had a lovely meal. On Sunday morning I picked up my best friend and we went for a spa day. We drove to the hotel, singing along to the radio all the way. We had a wonderful days relaxation in the spa and had a beautiful meal at the hotel, drinking wine and chatting. Monday morning we got up and drove home. I was at home for about half an hour before leaving again to go to a bbq for my brothers birthday. I was there all day and laughed lots with my family. All in all a very good weekend.

Today I've also got the day off work, fortunately I haven't had a hangover so I've caught up with housework, done lots of gardening, done my washing and have now got the afternoon to relax. I've felt so alive being so busy, like I'm truly living. Now I've got the day in the house though I've realised the importance of taking things slower as well not just full steam ahead all the time. Today's one of those slower days that rejuvenates you and makes you reflect on your busier days. It also makes me enjoy the simpler things in life.

I think I'm almost at the point of having the right balance. Being too busy can burn you out and taking things too slow means things never get done. I've realised that the key to being happy is striking the right balance between the two and that's what I intend to stick to from now on.