I’ve got the next two weeks off university; that is, it’s lecture and tutorial free, but of course there are assignments to work on. I’ve given myself this weekend off from doing anything university-related because I want to use the next to weeks to catch up on readings, start assignments and plan for exams, and I know it’s important to have some time to totally relax and do something else. Trouble is, I don’t know what to do!

I’ve spent the last six weeks doing at least some study every day so it’s kind of become to ingrained; having this time to do whatever I want feels weird. I don’t know what I want to do! And I keep thinking about all the work I want to get done over this break. I wish my brain had a switch I could flick in order to turn these thoughts off, but no.

I spent yesterday getting a peanut butter sandwich smeared all over me by my niece (no complaints, she can do that as much as she likes); talking to friends online; spring cleaning my room, and, oh my god, watching that thing called a television. Now what? Maybe I could finish reading that book I started before university began, or start a new one, or dye my hair, or cook something, or have a nap. I would love to leave the house, but being drivers licenseless and a bit rural makes that difficult.

Do you ever notice that when you have free time to do whatever you like, if you don’t fill that time with many things you just end up feeling incredibly tired?