Less is more

i don't want you to be jealous or anything, but right now this morning- i am enjoying a small vacation. i have the day off from my retirement job.

see, here are some things i like best about vacations:

1. being in a hotel where you don't have to worry about cleaning or picking up after yourself- and well, this apartment is just the right size and efficient and hardly anything ever gets messed up ever in the first place. the bed is made, the dishes are done, everything is already in place. so, check.

2. sleeping in as late as you want. - well, i have the day off today, so, check.

3. being at leisure to not have to run around a thousand places if you don't want to. - well, here i am, sitting on the patio in the pleasantly warm sunshine, having some yogurt and granola for a late breakfast and up until now, reading a book. and later, i might just go for a bike ride. that's all the plans i have. check!

4. not having to talk to anyone you don't want to. i talked on the phone to a great old friend this morning, other than that no one is crossing my path. check.

really, it's a little vacation. that is basically free. that's the best part. i didn't have to pay to fly here or for a hotel. the birds are singing and the sky is blue. i can see the pool from where i sit. check. check. check. check.

really, the only thing i'm missing right now is the room service that would bring me a mimosa.

really, this semi-retirement is the best thing ever. i may make a whole lot less money now, but seriously! LESS is absolutely more from where i'm sitting!

and the even better part of this is that i'm not having to worry about a billion things to attend to when i get back! i can just mosey into work at 9:30 tomorrow morning, do my job while i'm there and then come back home. no STRESS!