Incoming: Spring
Today's high is supposed to be in the range of 55-60, which is really a thing of beauty. This weather is inspiring and fills me with optimism. This morning chirping birds gently woke me before my alarm clock(s) even had the chance to start buzzing. I hit the ground running and got to work earlier than usual. But now it is 11:00 am and I've run out of enthusiasm for the melange of emails and motions I have waiting to be drafted. As I longingly look out my window at the balmy day outside, my head is wandering into the realm of what I'd rather be doing than sitting here at the computer. Here's my list of the Top 5 Things I'd Rather Be Spending My Day Doing Today Rather Than Being Stuck in My Office:
1) Hiking. Spring means it's warm enough to hit the trails. It would be lovely to get out there and enjoy hours of fresh air. Seeing as how this really just ins't going to happen, I'll also take comfort in the idea that the trails are probably full of mud anyway.
2) Outlet shopping: Could definitely go for some retail therapy today. I don't really need anything, so that is the perfect set-up for a fruitful shopping trip.
3) Yoga: Haven't been in a while, so it would be nice to get back in the wing of things. I never feel quite as healthy as I do right after a challenging yoga class. I feel like a million bucks and like I don't want to do anything to pollute my health. This feeling usually lasts until I eat anything other than a fruit or vegetable.
4) A late lunch at Stephanie's on Newbury with my friends, also stuck at work. A perfect afternoon for a long, leisurely lunch featuring a goat cheese salad and a few glasses of wine. Maybe even followed by some window shopping at the high end shops that we would never actually be able to buy anything at.
5) Spend the afternoon alone at a coffeehouse. Tuesday can be the new Sunday. I'm about 100 pages away from finishing the new Salman Rushdie novel Shalimar the Clown. It is so engrossing I really have been having a hard time tearing myself away from it. It would be perfect to spend the afternoon sipping on an iced coffee, curled up at a coffeehouse, and just plow through the rest of the book.
1) Hiking. Spring means it's warm enough to hit the trails. It would be lovely to get out there and enjoy hours of fresh air. Seeing as how this really just ins't going to happen, I'll also take comfort in the idea that the trails are probably full of mud anyway.
2) Outlet shopping: Could definitely go for some retail therapy today. I don't really need anything, so that is the perfect set-up for a fruitful shopping trip.
3) Yoga: Haven't been in a while, so it would be nice to get back in the wing of things. I never feel quite as healthy as I do right after a challenging yoga class. I feel like a million bucks and like I don't want to do anything to pollute my health. This feeling usually lasts until I eat anything other than a fruit or vegetable.
4) A late lunch at Stephanie's on Newbury with my friends, also stuck at work. A perfect afternoon for a long, leisurely lunch featuring a goat cheese salad and a few glasses of wine. Maybe even followed by some window shopping at the high end shops that we would never actually be able to buy anything at.
5) Spend the afternoon alone at a coffeehouse. Tuesday can be the new Sunday. I'm about 100 pages away from finishing the new Salman Rushdie novel Shalimar the Clown. It is so engrossing I really have been having a hard time tearing myself away from it. It would be perfect to spend the afternoon sipping on an iced coffee, curled up at a coffeehouse, and just plow through the rest of the book.
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