Hey hey! I’m coming at you fresh off the tail of a delightful shouldless day! I thought I’d do a DITL style post because how we relax and refill our cups can vastly vary from person to person. My day was basically full on introverting with the exception of a hair cut but you might fill your day getting coffee or lunches with friends or meeting up with others for a walk or glass of wine, etc. All that said, here is how it played out.
6 am - I wake up on my own feeling rested and lay in bed for 10 minutes before starting my day! Hurray!
6:15 - Paul is already awake so I get his breakfast (cheerios - this child is a creature of habit like his mom). I try to get Taco up and he is NOT PLEASED. This is a standard part of our day. Taco is NOT a morning person. He decides he wants dad to get him up today so I happily wash my hands of this tasks. I make my breakfast (2 scrambled eggs + splash of egg whites made in the microwave with salsa + GF toast), Phil comes down with Taco who is magically in a good mood and not screaming! It’s a miracle!
7 am - everyone is fed, dressed and has their teeth brushed. Phil leaves for work with Taco as he will drop him at daycare on his way to his downtown office. I drive Paul to school which is less than 5 minutes away.
7:15 am - I am back home in a quiet home! My instinct is to rush to the do the next thing because that is how I am programmed in this young kid stage of life. Every day is a productivity puzzle to solve with the solution being - how much can I get done today? So I have to tell myself - calm down, today is a gentle day so take your time and enjoy your coffee. So I sipped my coffee while doing all my NYT games (spelling bee, wordle, connections, and letter boxed) and read a few blogs.
8:15 am - I head out for a 4 mile run around the local lake in sunshine while listening to the latest episodes of the Popcast (this podcast makes me laugh out loud which is saying a lot as LOL is not my general vibe) and Animal Spirits (finance/investing podcast hosted by 2 financial advisors - work related but a super entertaining podcast that makes me think).
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| Post run with our house in the background - not the best pic but I was a little self conscious about taking a selfie in my neighborhood with people coming and going |
9 am - I head out with the plan to buy new Hokas at the running store by our house but they are out of the model I run in (Machs). I decided to go to the coffee shop that is across the street since I know they have GF baked goods - except they are closed today due to construction… so I google around to try to find a coffee shop that has something I can eat and eventually I give up and go to a Caribou close to my haircut/color appointment where I know I can get a GF soufflé (yes more eggs but so it goes). My hair appointment is at 11 which is when I usually eat lunch so I need a little something to tie me over. I score a cozy leather chair, buy some Hoka Mach 6s online and read my book (Fat Talk) while sipping my vanilla latte/eating my soufflé. It’s perfection as I love the background buzz of conversations around me but am happy that I can sit silently and read.
11 am - This is the only social part of my day which is a haircut, which I would more so describe as catching up with a good friend who also happens to cut and color my hair and has for the last 15+ years.
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| Fresh hair! No make up because I only wear make up if I am working. Ignore the discoloration around the hairline from the dye! Always seems to take a day for that to fully wash out! |
14 comments:
Loved reading this Lisa! I am so glad you are able to take these occasional shouldless days to get a little bit of time to yourself. What you said about each day being a productivity puzzle really resonates with me. It’s a constant buzz in the background of where / who / when / what clothes or instruments or accompaniments and I would love a day with none of that! (I know you still had quite a bit of that, on both ends of your day.)
Your haircut looks fantastic. You have truly gorgeous hair.
I hope Friday is gentle on you!
Perfection! Team Introvert here, and the combination of shouldless + alone time sounds perfect.
Hooray! I'm SO GLAD you got your day, and I loved reading about it. My own shouldless day would look a lot like this, with the substitution of a massage for the haircut. But time alone, reading, sitting in a coffee shop- those are my things!
When you described your haircut appointment, I was thinking of my massage clients who love to talk during the massage- most people prefer silence, and that's what I like when I get a massage. But some people love to chatter away, and I'm imagining- hoping- that they would describe it as "getting a massage while catching up with a good friend."
Your hair is SO gorgeous! I'm thrilled you were able to enjoy a great "shouldless" day!
This sounds like a lovely day. Your hair looks great. I love my hairdresser and I'm looking forward to seeing her May 30th. I feel like I should start a list of what I want to talk about with her. Ha. I have Fridays off and I'm a little fearful of what the summer months will bring. Will I get any time to myself? On my Fridays, I take my time getting out of bed, go for a run weather permitting, or do an online class, and then I try to write. As much writing as I can squeeze in. I refuse to do housework or food prep. These days are the best. Glad you enjoyed yours.
What a wonderful day!! I am like you- if I ever, ever come back to an empty house- I start cleaning up/picking up. And I can't stop myself. I feel like if I just sit and I am surrounded by clutter, I can't relax. But then again, I feel resentful for picking up when I could be reading. A circle.
Your hair looks fantastic! A much deserved should-less day!!
What a wonderful day! Like you, my shouldless day wound involve exercise outside (but a walk rather than a run), coffee and reading (love the background hum of a cafe), and more coffee and reading at home. I’d probably swap the hair cut for a massage. But your hair looks fabulous! Hooray. I’m planning a shouldless day for June (my kids will be at school but I get a day off work that day) and looking forward to it 🙂
Love seeing a rundown of your day. Reminds me I need a haircut!
That sounds like a wonderful day -- not much of a schedule (apart from the hair, once everyone was up and out) but still fun family time. I love it.
I am so glad that your shouldless day went well! I love your haircut! I noticed in your photo of your family that your sister's hair is a lot darker than yours, but I love your highlights! I have not had a haircut in over a year, but I really hate the process and will probably just have K cut it when I see her in June! I would much rather get a massage, which I guess is something special that I love but never really get for myself. However, just like with hairdressers, it is sometimes hard to find a masseuse that you love! I had one but she went back to school for Ultrasound technology and then the pandemic hit anyway, so I guess that would have gone away for a while regardless!
It is funny that Taco is fine with photos here, as usually isn't it he that hates them?! Kids are funny and fickle, but I guess so are adults!
What a lovely day! I'm so glad you worked a shouldless day into your schedule. Reading time, alone time, and a haircut - sounds like the perfect recharge you needed!
I have a lot of shouldless days in my life, ha, being single and childless. One of the things I do for myself these days, now that I have unlimited PTO, is take at least one day off a month. So, if I don't have any time off coming up for a vacation or something like that, I'll just take off a random day during the week for myself, which is SO nice!
Oh, man. This type of day is #lifegoals for me right now. Because I'm dealing with family stuff out of state, I just don't have PTO to burn for this, but I want to. I want to have endless hours to read. I want to be able to walk the dog without a clock ticking down. I want to be able to go out for lunch and be leisurely about it. You're a real inspiration!
I love slow days like this! Reading in bed for hours sounds luxurious to me and I try to do it every weekend. I also enjoy solo day at home, with no one but myself, and the cat maybe. Somehow the time slows down when I'm not rushed and nowhere to go, no to-do list to tackle.
I love that you have a hair stylist for sooo long. I'm yet to find one. Im super low maintenance with hair, ponytails everyday.
This sounds like such a nice and relaxed day all to yourself, Lisa. I love that you take these days for yourself. And your new haircut looks great!
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