Got relaxation?

It seems appropriate to blog about my free time since it is really the reason that I'm here again. I've been done with my class and my grading for over a week, but I've kept pretty busy since then. It doesn't seem like I've had a lot of plain, old-fashioned, do nothing down time. So tonight I found myself with that kind of time, and also some nervous energy. The combination was...well...interesting, and pretty productive! I picked up a prescription, folded some laundry, tidied my room, tidied the kitchen, cleaned my toilet, put soap in the hand soap dispensers, took the recycles out to the garage, etc. Then I sat down with my computer. I don't think that I'm very good at surfing the web...maybe it's that I don't know where to look for good/interesting content, but I just end up going to all of my usual haunts, maybe checking out some places I don't go very often, and then I'm done. If none of my blog buddies have posted anything new, if I don't have new/interesting e-mail, etc. then there's not much to spend time on! Anyway, I just think that I need to almost take a class or read a book on relaxation and/or meditation. I don't seem to be very good at being still and quiet. I like noise around me (except when I sleep...then I wear earplugs to keep the noise out!), and I think that maybe there's a sort of guilt that comes with doing nothing...that nagging feeling that you should be doing SOMETHING instead...washing your car, paying a bill, cleaning the bathroom, writing a birthday card, feeding the homeless, etc. Hopefully I can find some balance in my life...that I can be really focused and productive when I need to be, and then allow myself to really relax and enjoy the free time that comes along! We'll see.....