A good weekend's work

Well, I say work. I did try to have some time away from a computer last weekend, but it made me nervous and fidgety. So, like the coffee, this weekend I've been back at my laptop, and loving it.
I have done three tremendous things. Firstly, I read Rob's superb new book. I am very excited about it, and more on that in the near future.
Secondly, I wrote a website. It's an important website, and I wanted to get it right - but I had a lot of fun with it because Wordpress Is So Bloody Super. I'll tell you more next week.
Thirdly, I cracked a thing in XSLT that I've been foiled by for the last forever. I won't bore you with the details, but I've figured out how to get selected bibliographic data for selected titles to import into Indesign in one fell swoop - crucial for catalogues. Previously, I could only figure out how to do it one title at a time, which is laborious. Not any more! Works like a charm, mainly thanks to Jeni Tennison's superb book.
So whilst the things I've done are related to work, they're not really anything to do with the gazillion things I have on my to-do list. And because I am very pleased with myself for learning lots and finishing two big projects, I have this sense of having had a rest. Weird, I know. But I bet I'm not alone in having to be doing *something* otherwise I go twitchy - am I?
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Know what you mean about being twitchy. I had a day off yesterday - first since about mid-July - and all evening I was fidgetty. Did spend lovely afternoon indulging in Dr Who (series one) fest and eating chocolate with my son though which was an excellent way of spending the afternoon.
Posted by: Vanessa on December 3, 2007 11:22 AM
No. No, not really. I've been knitting so much lately that if I'm watching a movie without knitting, it feels weird, but I don't feel the need to be working all the time. I'm a lazy person. I still berate myself for falling asleep in front of the TV on weekend afternoons instead of writing/doing the dishes/cleaning the house, but weakly.
Posted by: KatharineC on December 3, 2007 02:05 PM