Burned by the fires of passion

I am always amazed at how my physical health affects my emotional health. It is something I clearly know about and understand, yet, when I don't make sure I am eating well or getting consistent sleep I wonder why I'm so distressed! I stayed up last night until 2am watching movies on cable. I can't tell you why, I just had no ambition to do much else. As a result, I slept in until 10am and woke up groggy. I ate some mango and granola, then spent a couple hours on my laptop - primarily wasting time on facebook. Then, I finally went to the park with my best friend for a picnic at lunchtime. After that, I laid in bed all afternoon and took a nap. I made myself a salad and hamburger for dinner and now it's 7pm. I've done nothing all day. And I have a scratch in my throat and sinus pressure that threatens to evolve into something worse...

Let's recap the past couple weeks: I've been running around with my head chopped off, trying to keep track of a bunch of loose ends, navigating the end of a relationship, working in a new office space, and not taking very good care of my health or home environment. It is a no brainer why I feel so off today.

Being passionate about so many things in life tends to lend itself to days like these. Sometimes, I just need to crash and sleep a lot and try NOT to take on the world for once. People say you don't get burnt out when you're doing things that matter or that you're passionate about, but the truth is, getting burnt out is the result of poor self care. When I get so wrapped up in all the wonderful things I want to do or am doing, oftentimes it is easy to overlook "me" time. Taking a brief moment to breathe deeply, journal, contemplate, meditate, and reground is something I neglect to do when I get busy. I'm not alone in this, as I have had several clients report similar experiences.

There's nothing wrong with burn-out, I suppose, so long as I don't allow it to dampen my spirits or permeate my attitude for days to come. I just need to take some time and regroup.
I am going to turn on some music now to help wake me up while I do the dishes.