What you might know about me is that much of the time I like days that unfold without a roadmap or timepiece attached.
Unplanned is often my preference. And yet, I plan. I definitely do and much of the time this is how I accomplish a gaggle of to dos on any given day. But my preference is to meander loosely while I accomplish.
Today was a lazy Sunday and whoa mama can lazy do a body good sometimes. I had plans of running an errand
or two, weeding, starting to pack for our upcoming road trip but
instead opted for much needed laziness and just hung out. After all, when I mentioned running errands to my girl, she the one who loves to write wrote me a note saying "I don't want to
go to erins. She did not mean her friend Erin but rather errands of the
other kind. I was easily swayed into believing I can run errands tomorrow.
Sometimes after a busy time like this week past, it sure feels good to do a
whole lot of nothing. This morning after writing the note about not wanting to go to "erins", my girl asked if we could
just stay home all day. Why not....after all, I needed a day hunkering down too.
And since this morning, she's been happily hanging out in her room listening to books on tape and
making art. Just now she called me in to show me a few surprises. Tickled with herself for hiding art treasures around her room like face
paints, water colors, beads and notes, she couldn't wait to show her mama. As she meanders and flies free through fields
of art for while wearing only pajama pants sans shirt by this time of day does this mama heart good. She's beaming positively about having a day to herself too.
Today was the kind of day I would have stayed in my pajamas all day but
alas I soaked my "Hello Kitty" pajama bottoms right along with my
garden beds. My old t-shirt/pajama shirt stayed dry so thank the
goddess of lazy Sundays II'm still wearing that.
Aside from a far from taxing chore or two, I have been tucked away right next door downloading photos, writing, surfing the internet to learn more about twitter and other web media and yes a little cleaning, folding laundry and food making. While not tending to my creative side as much as my girl today, accomplishing in small doses a few essential tasks feels good.
I did venture out to the yard a couple of other times other than the morning watering I already mentioned and then to weed a couple of beds in dire need of some attention and love. I've nearly finished my front bed redesigns at least phase one and while for much of it I've not had a plan I'm sort of happy with the outcome. I will be happy to see my plants grow bigger, more full and take up more dirt space but I rather enjoy the experimentation you know gardening stream of consciousness style.
I research enough to know what plants like full sun or part shade and I ask a gardening maven friend of mine for ideas and from there I let my imagination run wild within a budget of course. Putting my hands in dirt as I've written about more than once is healing, energizing and entirely satisfying to me. Seeing seedlings grow into beautiful blooms is still remarkable to me. Vegetable starts that grow into tasty eats is nourishing on a whole other level.
The more gardening I do, the more I learn and the more I'm inspired to do more. My garden is eclectic, abstract perhaps. I plant to take a risk sometimes and see what will grow. A good exercise for daily living I suppose.
And gardening, putting my hands in soil, staying quiet is my meditation. And good exercise for being in the here and now. Today was just that a day in the present, the now, the moment just being not forcing anything.
Thanks to my girl for inspiring us to just be on this Sunday.