Writing…Weather Permitting
It’s an odd time of year for me. It’s this time of year when many of my favorite shows are ending or will soon end, leaving barely anything to watch on TV and the days are beginning to provide more sun, therefore offering more opportunities to play outside.
But sunshine is a different factor. You can’t put off the sun like you can a TV show. Here in the Pacific Northwest, sun is a delight we do not get to enjoy as often or on our own terms. When the sun decides to bedazzle us with its warmth and brilliance, especially on our days off from work, we forget what needs to be accomplished indoors for what we can accomplish outdoors, knowing the weather could change very easily over the course of a few days.
I was very happy with the amount of writing I was able to complete.
And it was wonderful.
Working in the garden is truly therapeutic while I dig weeds from the soft dirt and add new plants to the old as I listen to the birds sing their songs above me. I was thrilled to finally break free the table, umbrella and chairs from their winter storage so that I now have a place to sit by the garden while I sip my iced tea. I especially enjoyed relaxing in a chair at the end of the day as I soaked in the sun and listened to nothing other than the whisper of the breeze, the slight rustle of leaves and the birds as they sang their melodies.
How about you? What do you do to re-energize and prepare for the coming week? Do you ever feel you spend too much time on one task over another? Or have you found a way to evenly spread yourself between what you need to do and what you want to do?