A Much Needed Retreat.

[mmerriam]

careswen and I will be heading up for a long weekend mini-vacation to Stillwater starting tomorrow. We are both looking forward to getting out of town and having a little private time together. We've picked out some things we both want to do, though we will be pleased with any serendipitous finds and discoveries.

Last night, while we ate dinner, I told careswen that I was really looking forward to this trip. I need to get away from the house for a bit. I need to recharge, step away from the internet, news, politics, and yes, from writing. I've been feeling tired and worn and generally off. Not quite depressed, but hovering near it, I think. More like out-of-gas and stretched really thin.

It's kind of an odd situation, because when I don't have a writing project going (which I don't right now) I tend to get antsy and grumpy. But this time I'm so worn out and brain dead from the busy last couple of months, that I don’t want to write, except not having a project going is what? If you guessed "Making me antsy and grumpy" you'd win a prize, except I'm not giving anything away. Sorry.

I'm hoping that this little retreat will give me chance to recharge properly. I intend to play tourist during the day and soak in the whirlpool at night. And read. After we leave tomorrow (late morning, I think), I won't have access to the internet (no email or LJ all weekend), won't turn on a television, and probably won't even turn on a radio. I'll take my pen and notebook, but if they never get opened, I don't really care. I might do some personal journal work.

Just thinking about getting out of town and spending a long weekend relaxing with careswen make me feel better. I'll be back on Monday.