Today I ignored the housework and the to-do list. I woke up late. Sipped coffee. Caught up with everything waiting for me on my DVR. I read a novel. The first time I have read a book that wasn’t an education related book in months. Then I went into town to walk around the Maclay Gardens with my son.

In early February everything is blooming in Florida and it was beautiful.

I am really bad about stopping to smell the flowers, so to speak. Most of the time. But, not today. I made a concerted effort to ignore everything that needed to be done and relax.

My day was just what I needed to unwind after a loooooong week and I am going to take today into the week ahead.