Overload?

Yoga at 6am today! It was a pretty good class. I wasn't quite as tired as the last six am class and the teacher didn't completely anger me like the one from Friday (which I know i haven't talked about yet, but the gist of it is that she talked throughout the entire practice and it totally felt like she was placing her beliefs on us. Very annoying...) I went to work, and then went to another yoga class at 12--two yoga classes before 1! I was very proud of myself. Then I had more clients to see, made some phone calls and somewhere between all of that I managed to take a couple of showers, eat and take the dogs on a short walk. After my third client of the day I went to a jewelry making class for 3 hours, came home and drove around looking for parking for 25mins. It may not sound that way, but it was a loooooooong day to say the least. I felt like I had been very productive. However, somewhere between driving home at 9:30pm and now- when I am pretty much on the verge of passing out, I wondered if I had taken it a little overboard. I mean I know I want to keep myself busy and meet new people and all, and I am happy that I had accomplished so much, but at what expense? Because if in fact I am going to be in bad mood when I get home, (both on account of the parking and of being really tired,) then what is the point? Am I not seeking happiness in trying new stuff, not exhaustion? I don't know, but I think I may have to take things down a couple of notches if I am going to manage all these things I am putting on myself to accomplish this year (mental note: may be defeating the point of all of this....)

As a side note, I just discovered this book called The Happiness Project-- I haven't read it yet, but maybe I will suggest it for my next bookclub meeting! Anyway, on her website there is a section called the Happiness Project Toolbox. I haven't looked at it closely enough quite yet, but I will give you guys an update-- maybe that can be my challenge for month two, or three, or four....


I am going to see the author of this book, Gretchen Rubin, read on Wednesday January 13 at 7pm at Brookline Booksmith if anyone out there wants to join me.