A couple days off

No work last friday and today!!! I have plenty of vacation time and no where to go so I had a couple days off to myself. I thought most of both days would be spent in bed or watching Regis & Kelly and any other TV shows that one misses while at work. I thought I wouldn't do anything but they ended up with many moments full of discovery.

One of my greatest treasures is time. In my opinion true wealth is being able to have time to do activities one enjoys. Of course it would be great to be financially independant to the point I don't work and hang out all day but that isn't my goal (a nice day dream of course) nor my point. If I am able to have time to do something I enjoy, be it a trip to the mall, a bike ride, a car ride on a sunny day, being able to do those things no matter how small or insignificant they are adds to life and in those moments we discover our individuality, freedom, and memories of happiness.

I easily get caught up in being busy or engaging in activities just to accomplish them and often don't take time for myself. This weekend I discovered a few things...

On a sunny day I enjoy driving around town with no particular destination.
I enjoy eating lunch in a park
I enjoy shopping, window shopping, and walking around stores with sales.
I enjoy spending a few hours browsing through bookstores.
I enjoy walking outside on a sunny day.
I enjoy listening to jazz.
I enjoy waking up and not having to rush out the door to get to work in the morning.
I do enjoy watching the last ten minutes of the morning news and then the first ten to fifteen minutes of Regis & Kelly. (I don't know why it's just my thing on a day off!)