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Not Wasting a Moment

Over the past 3 years, I've been told, "You need to learn how to relax," more times than I care to count. While it's true that I've worked myself to the brink of insanity on a number of occasions, I've at least found the focus necessary to provide my mind a mini-vacation from around 5 pm on Friday nights through most of Sundays. While I believe relaxation and some semblance of balance in one's life are critically important, I simply now see the weekends as the means to at least somewhat accomplish that. While a lengthier vacation (Hawaii, anyone?) sounds lovely, I just don't have the funds necessary to provide myself with such a thing. Also, while some people may deplore work and crave relaxation every evening following a long workday, I have a hard time seeing things from such a vantage point anymore. Just before I started college, in August of '99, I suffered my first grand mal seizure. Upon regaining consciousness and being carried onto a st...