Wading through soup

I have arranged some much needed time off work for a few days this week and have decided to use my time productively. I need to rest my brain and have a bit of downtime but I don't want to spend all day in pyjamas watching Netflix, as tempting as that sounds. So I wrote myself a list and I also asked a few friends to add things to it as suggested things that I could do. So far it is looking pretty good and almost fully achievable:

The first seven items were my own and the rest were added by other people. More Sweep tweets will be appearing here and I have already finished the penguin (blackboard):

I have been having a lot of concentration issues and have been finding it so hard to focus, especially on work, I asked if I could take some time just to rest and reset my brain and they were really good and accommodating of this. This made things so much easier for me. I didn't want to have too long off as I think that would be worse for me, I don't need to lose touch with what is going on, I just need to take a bit of time for myself. My brain feels like soup and every time I need to make a decision or plan, it is a fight to wade through it. 

At first, I wasn't sure if it was ok to make plans - after all, this is time off work; "sick days." Maybe I should be at home, in bed, eating soup. But I am tired of soup, soup is what I am trying to get away from. I decided that it wasn't the same as being sick, I am not contagious. I need to treat my mental health, my own sanity, be kind to myself and certainly not wallow in any way - which I would be hugely tempted to do if I just stayed at home. 

So I am going to take the next three days and do exactly that. I may have a bit of a lie in, but I will get up, get washed and dressed and go out and do something. Get some air even if it's raining, attempt to complete as many items on the list as possible and try to enjoy myself. It doesn't sound that much, but I think it is enough of a plan to really get my brain in motion. 

I am looking forward to the next few days (something I rarely say) and I just hope that my brain appreciates the effort I am making for it. I will provide it with rest, fun activities and good food, just as long as it stays off the soup in return. I think we'll be just fine.