Breaks

     Breaks are a big part of our lives. For the most part, they go along with jobs. If you work four or five hours, you get a fifteen minute break. If you work six or more, you get at least a half an hour. These are awesome, because it lets you take a much needed "break" from work, and also helps pass some of the time without being completely bored. 


     Breaks are mandatory at work, however, they are not at home. Yet at home, it seems, is when we take most of our breaks. Chore breaks, homework breaks, you name it. The type of breaks I seem to take a lot of are homework breaks for TV. Now I know I'm not the only one out there, and I am not ashamed to admit it. Sometimes, after hours of staring at a computer screen, sometimes even a matter of minutes ;) , you really just need to let your brain rest and do something that relaxes you, or that you enjoy and the very least. 
     
     Eating is another great example of a break. It always seems that when I am bored, which would include doing homework, that the fridge always pops into my mind. I take a little stroll down to the kitchen and open it up just to stare at it sometimes, even if I don't get anything to eat. It seems to be common for me to repeat this step a couple more times before I finally break down and just pick something. In fact, maybe you are munching on a snack, or sipping a drink at this very moment while you read this. 

     Anyway, a break is a break, whether for five minutes or five hours. They are relied upon, and actually needed in most situations. Don't feel too bad if you take too many breaks, you aren't the only one. Procrastination on the other hand is another story...