It's funny because I always thought of Saturday as the fun day, and Sunday the day to get things done and dread Monday. But yet I always end up doing errands on Saturday anyway, because more things are open and I have more energy. Then I feel like I lost my Saturday, and then I end up doing more "things to get done" Sunday or feeling like I should. Now I feel freed to do as many errands and tasks on Saturday as I want, and then reserve Sunday for the naps that I always want to take on that day anyway. (Why do I always want a nap on Sunday and never on Saturday? And I remember this from my childhood too, that my parents always both took naps on Sunday afternoon and it was so boring. But maybe it is hereditary.)
Well, that is all for now because I want to go walk the dog now that the wind has died down and it is not so cold. Despite the weather, I miss being outside when I've skipped walking a few times in a row.
I do have another random thing to say- on the way home I had a sudden urge to make old person mixed drinks. I think because I was thinking about the wedding and the menu, which made me think of drinks too, and my parents always get brandy old fashioneds at weddings. So on the way home we bought Brandy and Mike made us some. They were delicious!! He is a good bartender.
Happy Solstice everyone! Yay for longer days to come! I'm hoping the temps go up soon so I can go sledding and enjoy the mountains of snow here!
2 comments:
My roommate's been on a brandy old-fashioned kick lately, too! I love old people drinks. Tom Collins? Whiskey with water? Sign me up!
And I absolutely love this idea of observing a secular sabbath. I think there's a reason for that rule! We all need a day like that, and your point about not feeling guilty makes a lot of sense to me. You're totally right-- it's often hard for me to enjoy my relaxation time, because I feel like I'm being lazy!
Yeah that's exactly it- doing this erased the feelings of guilt and laziness that usually accompany a Sunday filled with pleasant things and relaxation. Also, the secular Sabbath (I like that terminology, thank you) reminds me of Thich Nhat Hahn's advise for everyone to have a full day of awareness once per week. I didn't try to meditate all day or not talk, but I did feel like I was living in the moment and appreciating what I had now, rather than trying to make plans and accomplish things for the future. We all say how much we like naps and relaxing and reading a good book, but what a shame if the only time we actually do those things, we feel guilty about it!
Mmm Tom Collins are good. I forgot about those. I don't know about whiskey and water though; I need something sweet in there or at least flavored like something other than whiskey.
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