Workaholics Anonymous...

Is there any such organization? I think I have a problem. Every time I come back from a vacation, I'm so energized that I go completely nuts at work and risk burning myself out too quickly. I know I should take it slow, but I don't *want* to.

I've been back at work after my vacation to Alaska for 1.5 weeks, and have been working some serious hours every day since then (weekend excepted). And I find myself wishing their were more hours I could put in. I even find myself thinking about doing stuff over Labor Day weekend - for fun - but thankfully I'm not so far gone that I will actually do that.

Nevertheless, as I mentioned once before, work can be incredibly addictive, especially when you're doing something you love, and when you are needed. I'm addicted right now.

At least I've managed to stay away from caffeine for the last two months, even in the midst of all this insanity. I have to admit that I feel better overall as a result, even more awake in the mornings than when I used to drink coffee (although now I drink decaf, since I like a hot beverage).

Upside Down

Soph and I took a 3 hr yoga workshop this Saturday that was all about "inversions", which is a yoga-ese way to say "upside down". We did two types of headstand, handstand, forearm stand, and shoulder stand. Amazingly I got upside down for at least a split second on each of these. Easily the most fun, though, is forearm stand, although I can't really explain why.

I'll probably keep practicing hand-stands the most, though, since I've wanted to be able to do them since I was a little kid.

For what it's worth, a 3 hour yoga workshop is exhausting. I slept 11 hours Sat night and still needed a 2 hr nap on Sunday. Whew!