Now what?

I just turned in my paper. What a relief! As I walked the five minutes from campus to my apartment, my brain wandered around, trying to decide what I should do when I got home. There's that school book I've been meaning to finish...or the lecture I have to give next quarter...I could get a jump-start on reading for next quarter. Then, it hit me: What am I doing?!? I haven't even been done for five minutes and I'm already trying to fill my time with more school stuff. Just stop, I told myself. You're going to go home and do something relaxing. Is it disturbing that my brain froze and couldn't think of even one fun thing to do? I think it's a sign. I've used up all my thoughts on school and there's nothing left. I think I'll go take a bubble bath.

Today's Grad Gravy: Give yourself some time off.