Sometimes I just don't feel like it

There's always tons of stuff I should be doing when I'm home. And I'm not just talking about vacuuming, doing dishes, laundry, etc. The stuff I mean is the project stuff. The creative stuff. The stuff I'm supposed to enjoy doing in my free time.

The list includes—but isn't restricted to—jewelry making, blogging (ahem...), opening an etsy.com account, working on my newly-acquired skill of making pop-up cards, cooking (for one), and reading (a friend recently sent me a copy of "Eat Pray Love" and I haven't cracked it yet).

All of that sounds terribly interesting and fun, right? But sometimes I just don't feel like it. I'd rather watch "Sheer Madness" reruns on Bravo, or play Spider Solitaire, or smoke a cigarette! Is that so wrong?

My brain needs time to turn off. To not be "on" and energetic and fabulous. The problem is that I end up feeling like a schlub when I'm not using my precious free time doing interesting things. I guess I just need to find a way to be ok with it ... because sometimes I just don't feel like it!