Friends, there is a lot to be said about taking staycations. I am currently on work day #3 of staycation (day 5 overall), and so far it has been a great time off. It's also been a bit of a wake-up call. Remember that post, about being busy? Well, I guess I was moving a lot faster than I thought. I have taken way more naps and slept more soundly in the past few days than I have in weeks! What have I done? A whole lot of nothing.
Yesterday I taught at the gym, came home and showered, took a nap, went out with Steven to look at new phones and wound up purchasing new phones (we should be getting them today...I'm gonna be all growed up with a Blackberry now!), went to the doctor, met up with my mom, stepdad, and aunt and went out to happy hour. During happy hour, I would have been at the Holiday Festival and Parade planning meeting. Instead, I was enjoying a big Blue Moon with an orange slice (the only way to drink it!) and texting the committee chair about the whole thing. I sure hope the meeting was as enjoyable as happy hour!
Today, I took the morning off from teaching BODYCOMBAT at 5:15 am for the first time since February. I have gone to the class every Tuesday since the end of January. It was weird to sleep in on a Tuesday, but I went for a run this morning when I did finally roll out of bed at 7:30. I guess I can't not work out every day. When I got home, I took a nap (noticing a pattern yet?), ate breakfast, made another doctor's appointment (nothing wrong with me, just yearly check-up stuff), and now I'm at the library (my crack den) blogging away.
Moving slowly for once has been so, so nice. I found myself itching to be at work yesterday (weird, I know), but today I'm realizing it's not too bad to slow down and just enjoy taking my time doing whatever I want. More of that independence days goodness, I suppose.
The rest of this week will be spent painting the house, going out with friends, and overall taking it easy. I need to do this staycation thing more often!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
independence day(s)
Independence is liberating, and while I realize saying that is more than a bit redundant, it is so very true. You hear parents say all the time how nice it is to get a night off or a weekend away from their children, whom they love dearly but just need a break from once in a while. I don't have children (except for the kiddos I take care of at the Club), so the closest thing I have was getting the weekend off from being a wife. How, you ask? Steven spent the weekend up in Williams with the church on the Men's Challenge weekend, which left me home alone.
Just like the liberated parents I know who love their children dearly, I dearly love my husband. Any of you who have read my blog for any period of time know that to be true. At the same time, I have to say that getting a weekend to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted without needing to worry about how it would affect another person was a nice change of pace.
What did I do with my weekend of independence? I spent Friday with my mom and Aunt Kathy who is in town visiting. We just took our time walking around the mall, going to lunch, hitting the gym, and then relaxing at mama bear's house drinking cocktails and laughing late into the night. Saturday I took my time waking up, picked up some things for Trunk or Treat and got all the carnival game supplies ready to go, watched the ASU Homecoming game (ugh...losing in the last 30 seconds of a game is always hard to watch), worked Trunk or Treat, and then spent the rest of the evening and the wee sma's of the morning today at a Halloween party. Today I taught at the gym, took a really long bubble bath, and then slept all afternoon. Nothing terribly exciting, but it was nice to come and go as I pleased all weekend.
Steven should be arriving home shortly. This next week is independence from work - we both picked a week to take off and just spend at home together. We're hoping to get some painting done around the house, maybe take some day trips, and otherwise relax and enjoy a week with no work.
I guess all of this got me wondering what everyone else thinks about independence in general. What are some things that it's nice to get a break from once in a while?
Just like the liberated parents I know who love their children dearly, I dearly love my husband. Any of you who have read my blog for any period of time know that to be true. At the same time, I have to say that getting a weekend to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted without needing to worry about how it would affect another person was a nice change of pace.
What did I do with my weekend of independence? I spent Friday with my mom and Aunt Kathy who is in town visiting. We just took our time walking around the mall, going to lunch, hitting the gym, and then relaxing at mama bear's house drinking cocktails and laughing late into the night. Saturday I took my time waking up, picked up some things for Trunk or Treat and got all the carnival game supplies ready to go, watched the ASU Homecoming game (ugh...losing in the last 30 seconds of a game is always hard to watch), worked Trunk or Treat, and then spent the rest of the evening and the wee sma's of the morning today at a Halloween party. Today I taught at the gym, took a really long bubble bath, and then slept all afternoon. Nothing terribly exciting, but it was nice to come and go as I pleased all weekend.
Steven should be arriving home shortly. This next week is independence from work - we both picked a week to take off and just spend at home together. We're hoping to get some painting done around the house, maybe take some day trips, and otherwise relax and enjoy a week with no work.
I guess all of this got me wondering what everyone else thinks about independence in general. What are some things that it's nice to get a break from once in a while?
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