A day off
While most people I know are winding down their weeks come Friday, looking forward to a weekend of chores, day trips, relaxation, and personal projects, I operate on a bit of a different schedule. Sunday is my day off, usually spent trying (uselessly) to clean the house or have a marathon laundry washing.
But this weekend, Memorial Day weekend for us in the US, is a gift I’ve been waiting for for weeks. Three whole days off from school! The good people over at the Art Institute have given me Friday, Monday AND Tuesday off for the holiday weekend and it couldn’t be more appreciated than it is by me.
So far today I’ve:
- Rolled around in bed, relishing the feel of the sheets around me and enjoying the fact that I wasn’t on my feet – until 12:30 in the afternoon.
- Made cheese eggs for brunch with a glass of sweet tea to wash it down, and proceeded to sit in my slowly developing garden to eat my tasty eggs.
- Read through about half of Breakfast at Tiffany’s that my dad gave me a copy of, and dreamed of New York City.
- Walked to the mail box to drop off some bills and Netflix movies, the thrift store to drop off a bag of things & browse, and the coffee shop for a brew (that was actually disappointing, and made my own when I got home).
- Tidied up the living room.
In all honesty, it’s been a more productive than I thought it would be. I’ve also been daydreaming about another day off I’ll have very soon, and decided to take myself up to Brooklyn to finally attend a Renegade Craft Show!
I’ll only be able to make it on Sunday the 6th, but I’m very excited nonetheless. (Cue Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind) I’ll be hopping on a bus early that Sunday morning to get myself to Brooklyn by no later than noon. After the fair I intend to hit up as many famous bakeries as I can in the Brooklyn/Lower Manhattan area for ideas, inspiration, and of course SWEETS!
It’s been over a year since I’ve been up to New York, which really is a sin for someone who lives as close as I do. It really only takes about an hour and a half to get up there, and a $20 round trip bus ticket (that drops me off Madison Square Garden!) It’s been nearly 2 and a half years since I’ve been to Brooklyn, so the time has come. I love a good day off, and I think I’m finally learning to really appreciate them.
