Which End Is Up Again?

Did you ever feel like your life was moving at such a rapid rate, that if you tried to put on the brakes even just a little bit you'd go flying face first into a nervous breakdown? No? It's just me? Okay, great! I compiled a list of all the things I do on a regular basis, and from the looks of it, I've almost managed to create a 30 hour day. Every day of the week. That's if I were to actually get some resting time in there, which, let's face it, doesn't really happen. Ever. Realistically, my obligations are work, school, and ministry. But that stuff to me (the work thing aside) is fun!

But what in the world do those people in Corporate America do with thier sanity when they work all hours of the day and night and rarely get to see thier families because thier too busy working on... work! and unnecessarily schmoozing tightly wound suits to get a sale!? or merging businesses!?!?... blech!!!! You know, I once thought that Corporate America was the place for me. Yessir! I wanted to be the biggest, hot-shottinest advertising exec. in the universe! I wanted to come up with the big ideas, sell the big ideas, and make the big bucks! I also wanted to become the next Jewel or Sarah McLachlan and write a novel too! High aspirations, or the fast track to an early grave? I think option #2 is most accurate. And you know, for the people who can swing it, congratulations! But not this girl! *Can you tell that I wound back up fairly quickly after the relaxing weekend away?*

Seriously though, I had this nice, relaxing, time away from the blur that is my life, and then diving back in almost seemed, well, a bit like diving- into a roaring, raging river of busy-ness. I'm curious: since I've forgotten what it's like to sit home and do nothing after work, I'm kind of interested in hearing how the rest of the world does it- I'd kind of like to try it sometime. Do you read? Watch t.v., sit on the phone? Big glass of wine and a "chick flick"? Blog? How do you relax?