Lazy or taking it easy?

[Zaphodsotherhead]

I was unwell (hospitalised) at the beginning of the summer, and told that I should be starting to take things more easily. I work, a day job and a job from home, I run with my dog and there's housework etc to fit in.

My question is, where does 'taking it easy' become 'being lazy'? I run around 30 miles a week, but am afraid that dropping down the mileage (I'm training for a half marathon) is being lazy? I can't do much about the day job hours, but maybe I shouldn't be working so much on the laptop, but when does it become laziness? I also do the housework (I live alone) and associated stuff - I can't NOT do it, but when does letting it go become laziness?

So where does 'taking it easier so I don't get ill again' start to fade into 'being bone idle'?

I'll tell you when I get the cat off my lap. . .

Lazy is a very negative word, I wonder why it's so important for you not to see yourself as lazy. Even to the detriment of your health.
Anyway: I am recovering from an injury myself and try and look at resting as an activity, I need to rest in order to be able to do the things I like to do in the future, resting is on my to do list.

To make my resting more preductive I am crocheting like a Nan

Interesting point, homemade. There's absolutely nobody to see what I do (or don't do), but an XP used to accuse me of being 'lazy' (as I singlehandedly looked after five kids and he looked on), so maybe I've got some carry over from that.

It's like something inside me says 'no, you can't take it easy today, you need to (run five miles, write 5,000 words, clean the house). But, with nobody else to judge, maybe I just afraid of falling into my own squalor?

mbosnz, if the cat sits on me or the dog snuggles up with me, I am lost!

I think lazy is a perception and you coming across as viewing it as something to fear and avoid. In reality, if you haven’t been well and need to take it easy then being lazy for a while might well be the best thing for you.

Your ex sounds like a shit.
Could you take up another hobby that you can do quietly at home? Some sort of craft, or you could set yourself a target for books to read?
I am not suggesting you give up the running, just adding something more restful in the mix?

Yeah, he was pretty shitty, hence the 'ex'.

I already read quite extensively, but the trouble seems to be finding time - when I'm not at work, running or walking the dog or doing housework, then I'm working at the second job on the laptop.

Think you're right though, I need to find something restful to do, so that I can tell myself I am achieving something whilst not actually being physically active!