there's a lot to be said about staycations

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!