Playing Hooky

This week has involved a lot of shooting and a lot of appointments. The shooting has been awesome, and the appointments have been good and necessary, but I'm completely wiped out, and The Plague is making the rounds amongst the derby girls.

I was feeling extremely tired, achy, and sore-throated yesterday, even after getting a lot of sleep. I've also been thinking that I might be dangerously close to overtraining, so when I got an invitation to dinner last night, I decided to call in sick on derby practice, rather than drag myself through it and potentially make myself or other girls sick. Joe and I had a relaxed-and-groovy dinner at Apizza Scholls (speaking of which: Tre Colori pizza? HOSHIT DELICIOUS) and enjoyed a bit of open mic standup comedy... and you know? It was the perfect thing to eat, chat, laugh, and just... SIT.

The nice part? OSB and Draggin were quick to chime in that they were actually proud of the girls who called in sick to derby practice. I know that all of us who were feeling under-the-weather felt like slackers for not going to practice, even though we know logically that getting rest is the smart thing to do, for yourself *and* your team. It was incredibly nice to have our coaches, both old and new, reaffirming that for us.

With that thought in mind, I'm playing hooky from wushu practice tonight, too. I also postponed the nanquan workshop I'd planned to do at UO for a couple of weeks, so I have a nice, open weekend, and plenty of time to get even more rest and relaxation. I'll be hanging out with Alyson for her birthday tonight, but I'm already thinking that cooking dinner and watching a movie sounds like the perfect way to spend my Saturday evening.

Taking it easy on myself feels good. Sometimes, you have to take a step back before you can begin to move forward again.

REMEMBER THIS, brain.