Unwind Slowly

How do you unwind after a demanding day?

Now that I’m retired there are not any real demanding days. I will have really busy days, but there are differences when the busyness is something you want to do rather than something you have to do. A demanding day is often caused by demanding people. When I was that hard working veterinarian leaving the house at 7:30 and coming home at 9PM, which I did 3 days per week, I learned that unwinding is time related. There was no question that some of those long days were tougher than others. It boils down to listening to your body. You can sit down, drink whatever you want, zone out, but the time to go to sleep will be quite variable. When I got home at 9PM, I might get to bed as early as 10:30 but sometimes it might be 12 to 12:30 before I would go to bed. Not ideal when you are getting up at 5am to jog 2 miles before going to work. This was still better than forcing the issue and laying awake in bed for 60 to 90 minutes. When I would go to bed, I would fall asleep in less than 10 minutes. It only took me 15 years to learn this. It’s not how you unwind, but it is how long you unwind, that will make the next day a little more bearable.