Ryan works two, sometimes three Saturdays a month, and it seems like his off-weekends are either occupied by a working weekend for me or trying to do something fun, like a county tour. So it's very, very rare that we have an unoccupied Saturday. (I think in 2017, it was July before we had a free Saturday at home together.)
Lazy, low-key Saturdays are one of my most favorite things in life and they're one of the things I miss the most in our work-heavy weekends.
This past Saturday, Ryan had the day off, and we'd not scheduled any plans. We actually stayed in bed until 10:00. (I was asleep until then. Ryan wasn't, but he let me sleep in because he knows how I adore it and never get to enjoy it.)
When we got up, we stayed in our jammies, made pancakes and scrambled eggs for breakfast, drank a lot of coffee, watched TV, played on our computers, and just rested.
Because of my quick and unexpected bout with the flu during the week last week, I'd not purchased anything for Ryan's Easter basket, and he still needed to shop for me too. So about mid-afternoon, we threw on clothes, did not officially get ready, and divided and conquered the town to get our gifts. We came back together later, went out for a coffee date and grocery shopping, then came home for the day.
We ended up eating dinner about 10:00 that night, and I stayed up making a dessert for his family's Easter lunch.
It was one of the most perfect days. I threw a quick post about it on Instagram, and one of my friends commented, "This sounds amazing! I'm trying to slow down and am failing miserably, but this post gives me goals."
She's not alone, I know. I crave days like this. We manage to do pretty well at carving out evenings home alone to rest, but to have a whole day from start to finish is pretty rare. Life is just so busy for everyone!
I think one of the things that makes it so hard is that if you don't have "plans," and someone asks you to do something, it's hard to say no. There's no excuse. But I don't think there's a thing wrong with declaring a "no plan day" and making that the plan. Choosing low-key. Staying home. Not doing your hair. Going out only if you feel like it. Sleeping in. Taking naps. Staying up late. Reading books. Watching movies. Cooking fun dinners. Fostering creativity. Doing nothing if that's what you dream of the most.
6 comments:
I love days like that! As much as I have loved the marathon training (most days) the weekend long runs have tossed away my occasional lazy day!
I'm looking forward to summer days like this. With two kids playing select soccer and one a competitive dancer, weekends in the spring are usually quite busy. Our Saturday before Easter was bereft of anything related to soccer or dance. I got a lot done at home plus ran a couple of errands to boot :). Glad you had a day like this, too.
I love days like this and I have more of them now that I'm retired! I enjoyed reading about your "low-key" day and I wish you many more~
Everybody needs a lazy day every now and then. Sounds fabulous!
Oh, my kind of day! Sorry you don't get them more often.
That sounds like PERFECTION!!! Good for you guys.
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