Sometimes doing nothing is amazing.

One of the most important things I’ve come to realise over the summer is that while having plans and being busy do help to stop those awful, intrusive, negative thoughts. Sometimes doing absolutely nothing helps too.

I’ve never been one of those people who can just sit and do nothing. Even when I am doing something like reading or doing uni work the maximum time I can sit still is around half an hour. Training sessions are a killer for that reason 😂 and it’s probably why I’m always tapping on something or fiddling and fidgeting. I always have to be moving and doing something.

So it has come as a huge surprise to discover that this summer I have been able to just lounge on the sofa and watch tv. This is a luxury as anytime I do get to sit and watch tv there is noise in the background or someone needs me to do something for them. The weather being extremely hot has probably helped in that way as I’ve been too hot to actually do anything.

While I have done loads of cleaning, this feels like a task that never ends. Every time I go to the kitchen there is more washing up. Please bear in mind I live with adults there are no children in my house. So that is laziness on their part. I did manage to get away alone for a few days.

I genuinely think there needs to be less of a stigma against people travelling and holidaying alone. I love that time to myself to be able to just do things in my own time and at my own pace. There is just something that brings me so much inner peace being alone.

So all in all it’s been a brilliant summer break and doing nothing can be good for the soul.

As always stay safe and look after each other