Reasons to sit very still

I spent my entire week with my eyes low, feet steady and a "let's see if this works" mentality.
A mere week later I'm wondering if it's okay to raise my eyes and look directly.
I held out a week...
Distractions:
Cat sitting for the next two weeks
Do my taxes
Obtain a car loan
Work on bowling arm
Update resume
err...
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