Words cannot express how sweet it feels to be home.
"Relaxing," comes to mind, and "peaceful" and "cozy" work okay, too. Still, they seem to fall short of the mark.
As incredible as spring break in Spain was, it was also a very long time to be away from reality. While the eleven days were, indeed, filled with sunshine, GNO's, and boat rides; it was also a week of living out of a suitcase, sharing shower stalls with complete strangers (and spiders), paying for clean water , sleeping in thin, itchy linens and cold airport floors, taking public transportation, and eating out for every single meal. Don't you want to take a shower just by reading that?! The little gestures we also had to pick up such as keeping our hands on our purse at all times, locking things up in lockers even if we were just going to the restroom, and distrusting strangers with cameras were just blatant reminders that we were not home.
So after one fun, but hectic, eleven-day trip, it was nice to be comfortable and safe -- things only your own home can provide.
So how am I spending today?
Catching up on television shows. I watched a few episodes of, "Revenge," and I plan on starting, "Dexter," with my roommate tonight. I remember it being popular in high school but I never got into it then. With the help of Netflix, it's never too late to get addicted to shows no longer running.
Reading blogs. I use Bloglovin' to keep track of all my favorite blogs based on read and unread posts. Since I was away from the computer for so long, I have hours and hours of un-open inspiration and stories published by my favorites to bury myself in. This can occupy me for HOURS.
Eating healthy. We leave for Greece in a week and the world is not ready to see this in a bathing suit. Like I said, I ate out for every meal for whole eleven days. That's too many churros con chocolate, sangrias, and carbs that were not needed for this belly. So today, I am forcing myself to eat vegetables and drink water.
Doing errands. I have an application to fill out and fall 2013 classes to plan. I also aim to respond to all my emails before I sleep tonight. There's something therapeutic and refreshing about a clean inbox. And these are all chores I can do from the comfort of my own bed and laptop. Isn't it the best when you can be productive and lazy at the same time?
None of today's tasks are remotely spectacular or impressive. Today is for small and simple. We can try big tomorrow (or at least start by putting on real pants.)
How do you like to unwind after a long, hectic week?
"Relaxing," comes to mind, and "peaceful" and "cozy" work okay, too. Still, they seem to fall short of the mark.
As incredible as spring break in Spain was, it was also a very long time to be away from reality. While the eleven days were, indeed, filled with sunshine, GNO's, and boat rides; it was also a week of living out of a suitcase, sharing shower stalls with complete strangers (and spiders), paying for clean water , sleeping in thin, itchy linens and cold airport floors, taking public transportation, and eating out for every single meal. Don't you want to take a shower just by reading that?! The little gestures we also had to pick up such as keeping our hands on our purse at all times, locking things up in lockers even if we were just going to the restroom, and distrusting strangers with cameras were just blatant reminders that we were not home.
So after one fun, but hectic, eleven-day trip, it was nice to be comfortable and safe -- things only your own home can provide.
So how am I spending today?
Catching up on television shows. I watched a few episodes of, "Revenge," and I plan on starting, "Dexter," with my roommate tonight. I remember it being popular in high school but I never got into it then. With the help of Netflix, it's never too late to get addicted to shows no longer running.
Reading blogs. I use Bloglovin' to keep track of all my favorite blogs based on read and unread posts. Since I was away from the computer for so long, I have hours and hours of un-open inspiration and stories published by my favorites to bury myself in. This can occupy me for HOURS.
Eating healthy. We leave for Greece in a week and the world is not ready to see this in a bathing suit. Like I said, I ate out for every meal for whole eleven days. That's too many churros con chocolate, sangrias, and carbs that were not needed for this belly. So today, I am forcing myself to eat vegetables and drink water.
Doing errands. I have an application to fill out and fall 2013 classes to plan. I also aim to respond to all my emails before I sleep tonight. There's something therapeutic and refreshing about a clean inbox. And these are all chores I can do from the comfort of my own bed and laptop. Isn't it the best when you can be productive and lazy at the same time?
None of today's tasks are remotely spectacular or impressive. Today is for small and simple. We can try big tomorrow (or at least start by putting on real pants.)
How do you like to unwind after a long, hectic week?
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