And like most introverts, I'm prone to overthinking things. Case in point, I had a dentist appointment last week for my 6 month cleaning and check up. This was my first appointment since I had my crowns done. I seriously overthought things. I worried and fretted and stewed so much over what my regular dentist would say about me having the crowns done that I very nearly postponed the appointment.
It was all for nothing. The only thing my dentist said was, "They sure look better than all those fillings."
I had planned to go buy my paint today, so I can get my living room painted. The introvert in me seriously overthought the whole paint buying process. So much so that I tossed and turned until well after midnight last night. The only way I managed to shut off my brain was to concentrate very hard on my breathing.
In....out...deep breath...with my stomach...fill my lungs...expel the air...and so on and so forth until I eventually fell asleep. Then I woke up twice from nightmares, before waking up for the day at 3:30. Needless to say, I'm a bit tired today.
And again, all that worrying was for naught, because I didn't even go get my paint. I made the mistake of coming home first. Just for a minute, I told myself. I'll just change clothes and get something to eat, I told myself. Then I'll get up and go to the hardware store, I told myself.
Maybe I'll go tomorrow, I told myself.
What I did instead was to get my wood putty out and fill in some of the larger and more obvious holes in the paneling.
I touched these up after taking the picture, and I'll sand them smooth before priming the walls. Which may or may not happen tomorrow.
Then I sat down and colored a page in my Introvert Activity Book,
but I didn't try to label it. If I did, they'd all say SLEEP!!!!
And hopefully no nightmares tonight.
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