Today is the last day before going back to work after the holidays and I must confess that just before Christmas, which is our busiest time with Glimt.it, I’d imagined that I’d work all of this week. But, rather than work I’ve spent my time sat in the sofa reading, eating and watching movies and TV series with D. We’ve gone for walks but other than that, we’ve not done very much at all.
It’s been a long time since I spent a week doing nothing. It’s not how I usually spend my time. I like to have my plate full and I fill my time, sometimes to the brink. Mostly by choice, but at times due to necessity as there are tasks that simply must get done.
One of the things I did too much of last year was ‘doing’. When you run a site like Glimt.it there’s always something to do. From the daily tasks that needs to be carried out to make sure the site is kept up to date, to small and big improvements to layouts, views and code. There were a tonne of things I could have done this week but I decided not to. As I touched upon yesterday, there are few things in life that can’t wait and after the last few months where I’ve worked every day and most evenings, it was time to stop doing. Physically and mentally I can hand on heart say that I wasn’t in need of time off in the same way as I was last year, but we all need a break at times. Not the least to have time to reflect on what’s worked and what hasn’t so that it can be put into perspective of what to change and improve upon.
For Glimt.it to reach our vision I need to stop doing as much as I have been and focus on growth and the business side. My intention was to prepare that between Christmas and New Years, but I decided to simply have a holiday and to spend some time with D. After everything he’s done for me last year, I owe it to him and to myself and I believe Glimt.it will be better off for it too.
