A Very Short To-Do List

I'm writing this post from my favorite place in the world—my bed.  It's so warm and snugly here and I've been on the go for so long, I just need a few extra minutes in bed today.  This year I decided to reconnect with a dear friend of mine from university.  She lives in Europe and I'm stateside, so we decided to meet in the middle in Iceland.  A post with all the travel deets (i.e. great hotels, things to do, and yummy cuisine not to mention tons of photos of stunning natural beauty) is on the way, I've just been too busy to sit down and write it....maybe I'll put that on my to-do list for tomorrow.  

That epic girls' vacation was in early September and when I came home I only scheduled myself one day to rest and recover before heading back to work to begin my latest busy season.  It wasn't the best idea I've ever had, but it was either only leave myself one day to rest or put off the trip entirely until spring.  So I decided to power through.  I missed my friend and I was afraid that the longer I waited the more things would get in the way until we just gave up on seeing each other again.  Yes, I did pretty much sleep all that day and I may or may not have gone to bed at 7 p.m. for the next few nights following, but it was all worth it for alone time with a good friend.

Not only have my programs begun at work, but autumn is also harvest festival season and I really wanted to get involved.  So, I have been out for the past few weeks working in local communities to help make their festivals a success.  I'm not trying to over inflate my role, it was actually pretty simple, being helpful usually is.  

Some of my work involved creating some activities and contests and all the associated fliers and images for social media, but most of it was just being a body to walk the grounds helping where needed.  None of it was particularly difficult, but it did make my typical 38 hour work week look more like 70.  Somewhere in the peak of all that activity, I caught a cold too.  I'm on the mend, but at the end of all this activity I am feeling pretty run down.  Time to hang up the work schedule for a little lounging.

Today is my long awaited and much anticipated day off and I have blocked out my entire schedule for doing nothing.  Ok, ok, I know I say I'll be doing nothing and I've been fervently telling myself that today I'll be doing absolutely nothing, but I can't actually do nothing.  I have to take the kids to school and run a few quick errands before I can come home and kick back with a nice cup of tea and the latest episode or two of my favorite British situational drama.  But, I can do all of it, from errands to a cup of chamomile tea and sunbutter cookies while snickering at Doc Martin's antics, in the comfort I need today and the stylishness I love with a loungewear set from FemmeLuxe.  

FemmeLuxe has quickly become one of my favorite brands for everything from Co Ords and Lace Bodysuits to little White Dresses and of course I love the loungewear sets.  Even though I haven't turned on the the tv to see our chipper meteorologist with his winning smile and impossibly white teeth tell me that autumn is truly beginning I know that it's true.  The temperature has dropped sharply overnight and I'm glad I put a fleece throw over the comforter before I fell asleep so that the chill didn't wake me.  

I'll need to start a fire before I venture out from under these soft, warm blankets.  I'm glad I have this Maria Loungewear set to keep me warm today.  There is something I love about heather gray this time of year in particular.  It's such a soothing color like the smooth gray clouds gathering on the horizon, blocking out the sun, almost like nature's snooze button beckoning me to go back to sleep awhile. Alas, I can't stay in bed any longer.  I have to be up to get my short to-do list knocked out before the rain comes and I'll try to enjoy this restful day while it lasts.

 

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