It is so weird to have nothing pressing to do for hours and hours at a time! You know things are off when you are cleaning your hotel room :-) My daily habits are definitely becoming ingrained...
My husband has a class - and is really enjoying it :-) I am happy to see him excited.. it's been a long time since he has had work that he enjoyed. He left at 7:45 and returned around 6pm.
I spent the day reading.... sweet bliss! I spent a couple of hours wrangling one of my crocheted dishcloths into submission... the last few sets of instructions have been pretty difficult.... I'll have to let them know. I even gave up on one and did it my way :-)
A couple of hours sunning at the pool finishing off a novel... another thing I enjoy a LOT that I rarely get to do. I guess that is probably a GOOD thing for my skin.. but I do like sunbathing :-)
By the time that my husband was able to join me, I was ready to go somewhere - ANYwhere.... we decided to try an Asian restaurant near the Flatbread Company we enjoyed last night
The Bamboo was incredible! The food was amazing..... I had Pad Thai & some incredible spring rolls.
I had to try some new drinks because it is so much fun... a Purple Geisha (blueberry - one of my favorites)... I had no idea there was a blueberry vodka! And a Blue Mermaid.. with all kinds of rum & fruit (which can never be bad :-)
The other thing that I loved so much was an exquisite Japanese quilt used to make a screen..... I'm going to have to think about that.. I wish I had taken a photo... it would look really good in my living room!
After that, we wandered around the Burlington mall for a little while and I got my CVS fix..... funny, I am hooked on getting CVS values :-) I did bring my coupons with me so I will prob create a "CVS shopping" package and go there again tomorrow night. I am definitely finding deals by regular drugstore shopping! Nice to be travelling in a car so I can still shop :-)
My main focus for this trip is to hang out... relax.... read and crochet.. catch up on paperwork.... have my own silent retreat, if you will. And to be available for my husband. It was so nice of him to ask me to tag along!
I thought about figuring out the train schedule and visiting Boston... I will do that for one day - but for the rest of them, I think I will putz around and catch up on some of the mental work and paperwork that I keep putting off. One of the blessings (or curses?) of working for yourself is that your work is pretty portable!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Road Trip... Day 2....
8 hours of driving yesterday... 4 hours ahead today... riding - not driving - for me :-)
Lots of talking and dreaming and planning... thinking of the next 5, 10, 20 years.... thinking about which direction we want our lives to go.... what fun! Though we are in our mid-50s, with luck, we have at least another good 30 years together... that's a LOT :-) And, God willing, we will be able to do the work to keep active and healthy.... sooo... what do we WANT for this next chapter?
We haven't taken the time to really think about the decisions we will need to make about the next years.... do we stay in our home.... do we look for a home that will be easier for us to manage as we age ... what will we need to fix or renovate in order to sell.... (or to enjoy ourselves!)... where would we like to travel... how long to continue working.... what to do NOW for residual income later... how much money do we need AFTER we get the last children through college and settled.... what health issues do we think we will be facing... It's a new thing for us to have the time to actually get specific about what is coming next!
What a blessing to have a partner to dream with and a chunk of uninterrupted time to do it!
In yesterday's post, I talked about the trouble I had LEAVING home... and got myself sidetracked into talking about the difference in packing and planning between the time when my kids were younger and now.... but what I DIDN'T say is that when I get myself out of the house.... with that last item packed... just as soon as I lock the door.... and get in the car... playtime begins! I feel the stress of daily living roll off my back....
There is a freedom in leaving the daily habits behind... it's a great time to reconnect (both with my husband and MYSELF!) I am looking forward to some serious dreaming :-)
What do you want for the next 30 years? What can you do today to get there?
Lots of talking and dreaming and planning... thinking of the next 5, 10, 20 years.... thinking about which direction we want our lives to go.... what fun! Though we are in our mid-50s, with luck, we have at least another good 30 years together... that's a LOT :-) And, God willing, we will be able to do the work to keep active and healthy.... sooo... what do we WANT for this next chapter?
We haven't taken the time to really think about the decisions we will need to make about the next years.... do we stay in our home.... do we look for a home that will be easier for us to manage as we age ... what will we need to fix or renovate in order to sell.... (or to enjoy ourselves!)... where would we like to travel... how long to continue working.... what to do NOW for residual income later... how much money do we need AFTER we get the last children through college and settled.... what health issues do we think we will be facing... It's a new thing for us to have the time to actually get specific about what is coming next!
What a blessing to have a partner to dream with and a chunk of uninterrupted time to do it!
In yesterday's post, I talked about the trouble I had LEAVING home... and got myself sidetracked into talking about the difference in packing and planning between the time when my kids were younger and now.... but what I DIDN'T say is that when I get myself out of the house.... with that last item packed... just as soon as I lock the door.... and get in the car... playtime begins! I feel the stress of daily living roll off my back....
There is a freedom in leaving the daily habits behind... it's a great time to reconnect (both with my husband and MYSELF!) I am looking forward to some serious dreaming :-)
What do you want for the next 30 years? What can you do today to get there?
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