Maybe it’s a strange habit, maybe you think I’m an odd ball. But we all do things to improve our lives somehow, and this is my quirky way of injecting a bit of serenity into my life. Prepare yourself for a more introspective post, a very LJ sort of post.
I live a busy life, that is completely my own choice. Pressure and stress are like an addiction for me, I feel physically ill if I’m not feeling constant pressure. You know that sort of stress you feel on a really busy day at work when everyone is pulling you one way or the other? Well that’s how I feel from the minute I wake up to when I fall asleep. I rarely ever feel “relaxed” anymore, every minute of every day needs to be used somehow. The more I sleep, the more time I take to eat, the less time I have to work. Hence why as you’ve seen in a previous post, I sleep around 5-6hrs a night, sometimes less. Unfortunately it means I’m constantly stressed out and tired.
However, the alternative is far worse for me. To spend time watching TV, taking a walk, going to a movie… I remember the last time I went to a movie, the entire time I was filled with anxiety. My heart was racing and I broke out into a sweat because I had to sit there for 2 hours doing nothing except watching a movie. Just the thought makes my skin crawl, it feels so wasteful of time.
But I guess that’s why I appear to always get so much stuff done, because I just can’t be any other way. I guess… it’s just the way I function best, it’s the happiest I can be at this point in my life.
But I know I can’t do this forever, I get tired of always feeling anxious, stressed and highly strung. And so on the advice of my friends, I’ve started doing simple things that force my mind to calm down. Depotting eye shadows is one of them, and this is another! Transferring my larger products into travel sized containers.
I top up my travel sized containers once every two days, takes me around 15 minutes (because there is my shampoo, conditioner, body wash, brush cleanser, nail polish remover and hair spray). But it’s a blissful 15 minutes where I’m forced to do nothing but refill my bottles. I’m being productive with my blog work, but also giving myself a break. And it’s fun.
With the added benefit of taking up less table space AND making it super easy to pack when I have to travel! I just throw in all my travel sized bottles and I know I have everything I need 🙂
Call me weird, but I’m sure we all do something to help calm ourselves down, what do you do?
Hang on, how do you decant hair spray? O_o And I totally get you, I used to be so addicted to crocheting and sewing that I would be doing it while I was playing video games (I’d crochet during cut scenes!). Even now I only ever apply nail polish when I’m working on conference calls watching TV, and I only ever watch like 3 shows a week. I have a weekly reminder to check my handbag supplies and top those up. And if it wasn’t for my travel perfume things, I’d never actually wear all that expensive perfume I’ve bought! XD
Bleh, messed up the coding for strikeout XD
Hmmm, I misquote, I think it’s like hair styling spray? Not hair spray hair spray! I should do my nails more often 🙂 Sounds relaxing~
Star Wars, play you must!
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I love this post because we are exact opposites. Being busy is one of the most annoying things I can think of 😉 It’s great that you’re finding time to relax though, even if it is still ‘doing’ something.
Oh wow! That’s so interesting 🙂 I love that people can be so different yet so content!
Man…I do so many things…I know how you feel though. I suffer from Social and Generalized anxiety as well as panic disorder and a couple of other problems. <3 Here's hoping to a relaxing calm day!
Agreed! I hope you have a relaxing day headed your way!