I Took a Day Off
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
United States
August 19, 2024 10:48am CST
I should have been here at myLot yesterday. I wasn't. I took the day off. I spent time doing jigsaw puzzles online.
It sounds like I was being irresponsible and lazy. Maybe so.
Today, I feel so much better. I am ready to go off to the internet races and work on my writing. I need to prepare a story to send to a magazine in September.
Do you ever take a day off? What do you like to do on those days? Do you enjoy writing?
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
19 Aug
I understand completely. I quit Swagbucks and do not miss the surveys at all. When I quit, the surveys were doing loops where they kept getting information for several surveys, never completing anything, and never getting paid. I was so tired of bowing and scraping for pennies.
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
19 Aug
@AmbiePam I don't blame you. I hated doing surveys but there were fewer activities all the time. When they started the loops, I decided they are just getting information to sell on the dark web. I feel so much better being off of the site. Once in a while, I read the Facebook page and see comments about them taking things away. Then, I am glad I quit.
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@LindaOHio (178815)
• United States
20 Aug
I love writing. There's nothing wrong with taking a day off. It can help you recharge and reset. Have a good day.
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
21 Aug
@LindaOHio I have a Christian blog that I don't write anymore. I did a lot of articles for Yahoo, Helium, Viewshound, some Australian websites, and other places I can't recall right now. All of them have since folded so I don't have links except for the blog. I had something published in Fate Magazine, Weeder's Digest, and some lesser-known places. Anyway, I try.
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@LindaOHio (178815)
• United States
21 Aug
@akalinus I used to write on a lot of different sites, some of which are gone like Epinions, Bubblews, etc. I've also written for HubPages which still exists; and I had my own blog at one time. I've written a child's book in rhyme which I'd like to get published. Where do you write, if you don't mind my asking?
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@much2say (55655)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Aug
I think those kinds of breaks are necessary . . . like you said, it made you feel so much better. I don't get big chunks of time off, but I do like to do "different" things during the day in order to break up routines. I exercise (dance/tai chil/walk), take on home/cleaning projects, window shop, go somewhere new - anything "different" from the norm.
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
19 Aug
That sounds like a great routine. Do you ever have a lazy day when you don't feel like doing anything important?
Currently, I am dusting and waxing my bedroom furniture. There are thousands of tiny grooves that fill up with dust. I don't know why there is so much dust. Everything around here is paved or lawn so where does it come from?
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
21 Aug
@JudyEv You wrote some plays? That's wild!
I only wrote one play. It was for a girl group at church. It was so lame so long ago. I would write it differently now. Anyway, I had the girls make paper flowers which they gave away to the audience members at the end.
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@Shivram59 (35536)
• India
19 Aug
I'm studying Sanskrit these days.Today is festival-"Rakshabandhan".But I did not take today off.It's because I'm enjoying studying Sanskrit and can't afford to leave it even for a single day.Learning Sanskrit has been my passion.
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
21 Aug
@Shivram59 That is awesome. I love it. It sounds like you are doing great. I saw samples of Sanskrit writing and have no idea how to pronounce the words. How do you know how to say it.
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@Shivram59 (35536)
• India
20 Aug
@akalinus I'm now learning the language.I learn rules of Sanskrit grammar and try to write short stories and;sometimes;poems.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
6 Sep
Yeah, but mylot is more like play than work to me. What is your article about?
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@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Aug
Oh I am so glad you took the day off..we all need that.
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@RevivedWarrior (2239)
• India
20 Aug
We should actually take regular day off from things. This helps us to be fresh and do not feel mundane or bored with something. I have faced such situations with my other chores. Regular breaks or time away has helped me to be fresh and do not feel bored with the activity. For mylot, I am yet to feel away as I am here only for a limited time of a day and just for relaxation . I respond only to limited discussions and thus I dod not feel burned out. Well, good luck with your things and writing!
