However as I've gotten older, I've begun to realize that I need to have strategies to maintain my sanity during these super busy periods. One of those strategies is to make sure my mind has a time to rest.
That's not easy because even though I'm not in the office or working, my mind will gravitate towards thinking about work--what I need to do the next day, whom to talk to, how to solve a problem, etc...
Knowing how difficult it is to for me to not think about work, I decided to sign up for improv class. I've taken improv classes before, but it was a few years ago, so I wanted to revisit the basics. Most importantly, I wanted to have some time where I could get my mind off of work and improv class is something that demands you to be present.
I admit, I didn't intend to take any classes initially because I knew the classes would coincide with my busy period, but as the work quickly ramped up, I knew I needed to do something.
It would've been less expensive to just get a book and read or do some art on my own, but unfortunately, these activities aren't engaging enough for me to pull and hold my attention for long. I know my mind would wander.
So far, I've had two class meetings and it's be successful in giving me the mental break I need. It's 3 hours of play time where I get to hang out with creative folks, laugh, learn new skills and the best thing is that there's no homework!
So, what does this have to do with image above? Not much. It's an image that I did as part of my daily mindful drawing challenge, but I ended up not using it. And being someone who doesn't like for things to go to waste, I decided to use it for this post.