Sugar Turned On Me

I had some vacation time I had to use before it expired and made use of it last week. I have a desk job and while it can be mind blanking at times, I don’t think of it as highly stressful or physically demanding. Still, a week off was a wonderful thing.

I’ve come to the conclusion I need to find a way to stay on vacation forever. Really. It’s a matter of health.

I’m not particularly lazy and I love my job. It’s not the work I wish to avoid, but the benefits that time off seems to convey. In general, I’m more relaxed and focused. I feel less tired (because I sleep on my own rythmn) and most importantly, my sugar stays lower.

Now, I can’t chuck back bricks of brownies or slurp down endless milkshakes while I’m off and not expect to gain weight, but in general I’m  better off. Part of that is the previously mentioned mimimum of stress. The other part is that I’m eating the same foods most often, but I’m more active, usually doing a lot more working and lifting than I do on any given day at the office.

Barring such potentialities as publishing a best seller or winning the lottery (which I rate about equal in probibility) I may never get to test my theory that a life of avocation without occupation would be better for me and for all I know that’s probably best. Who knows how long it would take for what is now a change in my routine to become the routine and sap the lifestyle of all its benefits? It could go from being a wonderful dream to being a horrid nightmare.

But you know… if there’s a government program looking to do an experiment, I’m willing to give it a try.

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