Sometimes we all need a weekend free of plans, responsibilities, obligations, and burdens. After a long and busy week, they allow us to recharge, find enjoyment in spontaneity, and get the rest that we so desperately need.
On Friday, I only worked for a couple of hours, then attended the funeral of a close family friend. He died at 94 years old, peacefully, and while sleeping. A life well lived…
But with celebrating a life, comes emotional exhaustion. I knew that the day would be sad, but also filled with taking on the sadness of others. My family spent the day together and after spending hours with our dear friends, we were all beat. While I had the opportunity to do something fun with other friends on Friday night, I knew I just didn’t have it in me. I went home, watched some Say Yes to the Dress, and sacked out early and slept like a rock.
On Saturday, I went to a morning spin class (people in costumes AND a full mix of Halloween music – fun!), got my hair dyed, made some returns, did some grocery shopping, cooked a healthy dinner, and again, went to bed early and slept like a rock (11 hours!!!).
On Sunday, I churched, organized, ran errands for my birthday party (NEXT WEEKEND – EEK!), read a book and watched a movie.
It was a good weekend…no, a great weekend.
I had no plans, no chores that needed completing, no photography work that I was behind on, and this free time gave me something back that I had been missing for a while: energy.
It’s funny how doing nothing allows us to reset and feel recharged.
I highly recommend it and hope you had a lovely weekend, too!
Sounds like a great weekend – except you still did more than me! I mean other than Halloween parties on Friday and Saturday, we stayed in and watched scary movies all day Saturday and Sunday and got absolutely nothing accomplished. Which was fun, but a little sad that I can be that lazy!