I made the most of my random Tuesday off, which feels even more random as I learn how many people do NOT have it off.
Sleeping in. I slept until 9:30am! 3.5 extra hours of sleep mid-week? Yes please! I had a pretty lazy couple hours after I woke up too.
Lunch with the husband. We walked to get lunch. We went to a spot that we’ve always loved for its banh mi, and that started making garlic noodles with popcorn chicken. Except it’s always sold out by the time we’re off work. So today we got to go early enough to try it! And boy, was it good.
Gratuitous TV watching. The husband and I watched an episode of Task, which we started ages ago and then never had time to continue. The second episode was so good! Now I really want to keep watching it.
Pancake day! Long time listeners know that the 12yo is such a selective eater that it’s hard to pack him a lunch. Most days he gets pancakes in his lunch, which means that every couple weeks I make A LOT of pancakes, and then freeze most of them. Today was one of those days. I queued up my audiobook (I’m listening to Nicholas Binge’s Ascension, which is dynamite!) and made a Costco-sized pancake mix bag of mochi pancakes.
Sparring concepts and sparring. I haven’t been to the Sparring Concepts class at the dojo in a long time, because it starts so late and I’m always so tired on Tuesdays. But today I had the energy and the time, so I went and it was a good time. Sparring was really fun, because there were only four red belts there, and we spent the whole 30 minutes on the ground. I’m so glad the dojo was open today! It just goes to show that I do not understand Veteran’s Day at all.
Thank you for the gift of seeing today through your eyes. All the wondrous things you you enjoyed and did. Such a joy!
I think sometimes you see your days as mundane and not interesting, but they are so full of life and activities and being needed, important in keeping the world running, the day to day and small wins and triumphs and gifts of love. And then you share with us and let us see our lives once upon a time and today and glimpses into the future. SUCH A GIFT you give.
I’ve been wanting to check out task since I like Mare of Easttown! We don’t have an HBO subscription right now, but maybe we’ll get one soon to check this out.
Yay! I’m glad you ended up enjoying this day off. You got to sleep in, but also did a lot of fun things- the perfect combination.
Btw, our schools were off, not because it was Veteran’s Day, but because it was the end of a grading period. I don’t understand Veteran’s Day either.
Oh, you made the best of this odd day off…. sleeping in, pancakes, lunch with the husband… that all sounds wonderful!
What a great day you had! My husband had the day off, but I had to work. Your day sounds more fun. I know you’ve suffered with sleep lately, I’m so glad you were able to sleep in.