I think one of the tricks about having a successful "staycation" is to reflect on what felt good about the use of time. I worked hard on getting a balance between playing and taking care of a few things I really wanted to get done. I wanted to put together a little scrap book, but haven't gotten that far today. Maybe later. For now, here's a few of the things I did:
1. Spent time at the beach.
2. Pampered myself with a hot bath (didn’t worry about wasting water!) and a haircut.
3. Tried some new recipes.
4. Ate at two new restaurants.
5. Had one of my favorite treats from a restaurant (peanut butter pie).
6. Visited the farmer’s market I don’t usually get to go to, went to the Saturday market as usual.
7. Spent time with family, the dogs and cat, and friends.
8. Spent time getting house and garden tidied up. Feel like I have space to be creative again.
9. Started painting living room floor red.
10. Painted one wall green (to match another wall in the living room).
11. Made apricot jam and tomatillio salsa.
12. Bought a few new outfits at my favorite consignment shop.
13. Spent as long as I wanted at my favorite bookstore. Bought two new books.
14. Finished scarf I’ve been knitting.
15. Bought a trike (with my stimulus check, seemed like a good use) and started riding it.
16. Meditated and did yoga.
17. Read some just for fun books, finished a book that made me think.
18. Did a lot of thinking.
19. Cleared spot for winter garden and put veggie starts in.
20. Took naps.
21. Discovered some new music.
22. Opened all the windows on the rainy days so I could listen to the rainfall.
23. Stayed up late enough to watch the stars come up.
24. Generally feel more myself and at peace with where I am going.