I went on a self-imposed Internet exile last week. Okay, that’s a lie. I mostly stayed away from the Internet last week. After writing a backlog of entries for Starling Fitness, I gave myself permission to leave the computer alone. I gave myself permission to NOT work. I gave myself permission to even not read my email if I didn’t want to.

Of course, I read my email and dealt with comment spam every day, but because I didn’t feel like I had to be tied to the computer, I was able to enjoy my week. What did I do?

• I went thrift store shopping.
• I saw Jane Goodall.
• I went to the Salt Lake City Library.
• I spent many lazy days just reading.
• I ate healthy, exercised and kept up with the housecleaning.

After such a refreshing week, I’ve had a VERY productive morning. With almost half of all the entries for next week already in the hopper, I’m considering doing this again next week.