Perfect Spring Day
On all these self-help sites I’ve been reading lately the one piece of advice that is common on all of them is this: define what it is you want from life. I’ve always been rather fuzzy on this because what I really want seems so small. But I’ve come to realize that even though what I really want isn’t as exciting as jet-setting around the world it isn’t all that easy to obtain.
So, here it is, what I really want from life:
I don’t really want to be a lazy slug. I really don’t. Don’t judge me on how I behave on the weekends – by the time Friday afternoon comes I am so burned out and down that I don’t feel like doing much of anything for a good four days. Since I only have two to recuperate this can cause a backlog of sluggishness.
What I do want is to have enough money – or earn enough through doing something I enjoy – to be able to spend the majority of my days following the same basic routine. My ideal day would be to sleep until around 9:00 or 9:30, wake up, have some coffee and a light breakfast while I catch up on my internet stuff – Facebook, Twitter. You know, the essentials.
After that, if I feel up to gardening in the morning, I would go outside and do just that. If not, I would do some writing, work on some crafts or projects, do some reading, drink more coffee.
When I feel up to it I would go outside and work in the garden. I could afford to skip a day every once in a while but it’s something I would plan to do on a daily basis even for nothing else but to keep the weeds in check. After the gardening is done I would take my daily shower or if I’m feeling sore, a bath.
I’d ‘quit’ for the day around 5:30 or 6:00 and spend the evening with Chris having dinner and watching our collection of DVDs and blu-rays (and even a few laserdiscs).
I’d squeeze in a workout somewhere in there because in my ‘vision of perfection’ I actually enjoy eating right and exercising.
Of course, I see all of this amid bright, sunny days with cool breezes and temperatures no warmer than 82 with low humidity. Except for the month of December when i would want it it be just cold enough to have a foot of snow on the ground. But no colder – and no ice.
This would all take place in a house big enough to hold our various collections and have a guest bedroom and two large offices so that both Chris and I could do our work as well as our various projects including model building and all of those craft projects I want to try. Outside would be a shady yard with many trees but with enough sunny spaces to allow me my gardens. There would be a nice patio for all our outdoor cooking and entertaining needs.
So, what do I need to do to obtain this dream? The biggest part of this is finding something I enjoy doing that will earn enough to pay the bills (including health insurance) and have some leftover to put into savings to buy or build the dream house. Everything else can be done gradually.
Except for the weather, of course. As much as I try, i still can’t control the weather. I guess that’s still in the hands (or fins) of Pudge.
