Just waiting

In less than 24 hours I will be having the time of my life. In less than 24 hours is Austin City Limits. This 3 day concert is consistently one of the main highlights of my year, but the day before is always the worst. Every year the Thursday before ACL I find myself uncontrollably antsy and anxious. It's not the stressful, sick feeling of anxiety but the excited, unable to sit still anxiety. It's like when you were a little kid and it’s the night before you go to Disneyland. You can't sleep, can't relax, and can't stop yourself from driving your parents crazy. Now instead of jumping on my bed or running circles around the room, I find myself attempting to keep myself occupied other ways. Watching TV doesn't do it for me. The Internet becomes boring quickly, after all Facebook kind of loses its flare after the first 30 times of checking it in under an hour. Luckily for me our pantry is fairly bare, so resorting to eating out of sheer boredom is out of the question. Before I knew it, I found myself with a pen and paper sketching anything from ideas for a Homecoming float to an invitation I have been putting off designing. Having finally found something that could keep my mind busy, I wound up at Michaels the craft store. I skimmed the aisles grabbing paper, cheap little projects, and ribbons. I found that doing something to express my creativity and especially to use my brain was what kept me entertained the most, not TV or Facebook, although Facebook stalking can be pretty entertaining at times.