Rest is essential!

photo credit: h.koppdelaneyFor weeks, my body seems to have been working non-stop. Sure, I get enough sleep and I try to rest in between work when I can, but the amount of rest doesn’t seem to compensate for the needed recuperation to get the energy back. I continue on working and didn’t mind the change of weather that is constant happening. I didn’t mind the gradual onslaught of flu that is happening around me nor did I take any precautions to go against it. I just wanted to get things done.

And so what happened. My body gave in last Thurs. I took half day from work, didn’t go to work Friday. Rested on Saturday. Yesterday (Sunday) I was feeling much better so I worked on a project that has been waiting for me attention. I worked almost the whole day and didn’t put any attention to my aching back, to my constant coughing and sneezing, my blurred vision and dizziness. When I checked my temperature, I had a temperature of 38.2 degrees. -____-. I was nearly done with work so I finished everything before I turned off the laptop and went straight to bed after a couple of spoonful of hot soup.

Yes, because of my stubborness to continue working just after getting sick, my fever came back. So now, just to be sure I take the necessary rest, I did not go to office and I spent the day reading, sitting, leisurely surfing the net (no work!) and watching TV. I feel much better and I’ll continue to relax till I go to sleep.

So I’m reminded the hard way to take enough rest. Do not over-exert yourself. Learn to balance life and to do things you enjoy to balance out your activities. Whew! I really need to organize my priorities again. XD

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