Wednesday, July 12, 2006
a day off
Hmmm. What to do with a day off? I have chosen not to go to work today but I will still be going to volunteer this evening. So I have from now until 3:30 to get done what needs to get done. This is always the challenge of a day off: do I use it to "get things done" or do I enjoy the day. It is sad to say that often the former wins at dictating how my day will go.
Today like most of my days off, I know I need to be task oriented; buy contact lenses (boring and stressful b/c of $$), make my Greenshield claims, clean house and shop/pack for camping. Not exactly fun.
If days off carried no responsibility here's how my day would go:
- Brew a big black pot of coffee and sip it outside while reading the paper in the clear crisp morning light.
- Water my garden and talk to my plants (ok, I already do this!)
- Go for a walk or bike ride to my local farmers market and pick up fresh produce for the day.
- Use my new KitchenAid and make a beautiful cool dessert for the hot summer evening.
- Go fishing for an hour or two in the river by my house and eat sunflower seeds and drink Jeremy's home made iced tea.
- Snooze-read outside.
- Have a light supper and invite friends over to have a fire in my back yard, mix up some margaritas with the fresh fruit purchased at the farmers market and eat, drink and be merry all night long.
