Saturday morning I got up hella early to judge a moot court competition. Once I quit feeling sorry for myself, I actually had a wonderful time. It was intellectually engaging and a reminder of what fun I had in high school debate. Haircut day followed. Then photographing the latest production from the theater company I'm on the board of. So at about 7pm, the day's tasks were complete and we were both pooped.
Finally, on Sunday, the payoff.
Yesterday was the first day of purposeful relaxation. We didn’t have anything to do. We woke up at 10:20, 11:30, and then again at 12:30. Lunch and dinner were already prepared.
An overview of the day:
Straightened the house and had lunch while listening to CarTalk.
After lunch, lounged in bed while listening to WaitWaitDon’tTellMe (Mo Rocca was on!).
Wandered over to Loring Park to see the memorial brick donated by friends in honor of our wedding and let little Maggie wander around aimlessly.
Had afternoon drinks at Eli’s and enjoyed the brisk fall air.
CC decided to make brownies, so picked up supplies at Target.
Made dinner.
Watched a documentary called “Seamless” about young fashion designers in 2004.
Watched Doctor Who season finale (it taped months ago, but I wasn’t ready to watch until recently – I hate finales).
Washed dress shirts and pants.
Went to bed.
CC and I kept remarking throughout the day that it all felt a bit … odd. There were projects that could have been done (cleaning up the flowers on the balcony)(hanging more shelves in the bedrooms) but none that were pressing.
I finally bought a strap for my camera and took a bunch of pictures this weekend. Books from the library. Public radio (CC’s a huge fan of SpeakingOfFaith) playing instead of cable. CC made the bread dough for this week’s soup night. And so (hopefully) begins the days of leisure and more purposeful living.
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