When Being Lazy is A Good Thing

How to feel fueled by your work.

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Two years ago, I’d spend my days binge-watching Lost Girl. I’m talking at least seven episodes per day.

I ran a blog, but watching shows was more fun. Losing myself in lives more interesting than mine was better than writing about things I couldn’t care less about.

When I finished Lost Girl, I realized how lazy I’d been. I spent hours lying down, wasting my life away.

I promised myself I wouldn’t start another show.

I spent the next few weeks working on my blog, but the truth was, I just wanted to watch another show. I felt bored and tired, and never wanted to work.

I caved in one day and started watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The same, lazy routine began again.

These days, I watch about three to four episodes of the shows I watch per week. While I used to spend my days being a lazy shit, now I don’t watch said shows until after I’ve finished working at eight.

I can’t even watch more than one episode a night without losing my mind. If there’s one thing I’ve grown to hate, it’s wasting time.

While I like to take breaks to read or talk with my sisters, I don’t ever sit around doing nothing. I wake up at seven to write, and I work…