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canyonwalkerHow did I spend my three day weekend? I basically squandered it. I say that because I like to use holiday weekends to travel. Vacation allotments are meager enough in the US (compared to Europe especially) that I strive to maximize the value of every day of paid time off I get. Yet all I did this weekend is be a slug around home.
Well, the positive side of not doing, or barely doing, any of the above is that I relaxed. Relaxation doesn't suck. Resting up for the coming week at work has been pleasant. Though at the same time I know I need that rest because this coming week all hell is likely to break loose. Yes, I said that about last week... and last week was busy, just not hell-breaks-loose busy. Hell's walls held. And now this week is likely to be the one all hell breaks loose. 😣
- Friday night we took it easy and stayed in. Though we did at least go out to eat at a favorite casual pizzeria.
- Saturday I barely left these four walls. The farthest I went was the mailbox. Disappointingly there was nothing worthwhile in it.
- Sunday I did basically nothing.
- Monday I did basically nothing— except for the hour I spent assisting local police as they discovered there's a dead guy in the condo next to mine.
- Like I said at the top, my usual plan for holiday weekends is to travel somewhere. The MLK Day holiday comes at a not-great time of year for that, though. It's hot on the heels of Christmas and New Years, when we usually take a longer trip— like Australia a few weeks ago. Often we feel "traveled-out" and prefer time to relax.
- If we don't travel we could at least do outdoorsy stuff locally. We love the outdoors and there are so many options within, say, a 45 minutes to 1 hour drive. But the weather sucks for it right now. It's not unseasonably cold like earlier this week but it's still gloomy, cool, and raining on and off.
- Knowing that we weren't really going anywhere I set for myself a goal of doing some cleaning around the house. I managed to do about 30 minutes of cleaning on Sunday, but other than that procrastinated doing it until next weekend— when we have to do it because we're having a house party for our joint birthday celebration!
Well, the positive side of not doing, or barely doing, any of the above is that I relaxed. Relaxation doesn't suck. Resting up for the coming week at work has been pleasant. Though at the same time I know I need that rest because this coming week all hell is likely to break loose. Yes, I said that about last week... and last week was busy, just not hell-breaks-loose busy. Hell's walls held. And now this week is likely to be the one all hell breaks loose. 😣
