10:30 a.m. - Roll out of bed (Hey, we don't have kids!). We recognize that someday we won't have the luxury of sleeping in. But for now, we will occasionally indulge. Besides, we were out last night until almost 2:00 a.m. at a concert downtown (Unknown Mortal Orchestra, if you care); the choice/convenience of being able to walk there and back is another luxury we don't take for granted.
11:00 a.m. - Begin a nice 7 mile run around False Creek on a beautiful sunny Vancouver day.
12:30 p.m. - "Breakfast": multigrain pancakes from scratch, served with sliced bananas and real maple syrup. Erin also prepped some food to eat later on in the day.
2:00 p.m. - Walk 2 miles or so to Downtown Eastside. We stopped by the home brewing shop to pick up ingredients for our next batch of beer. And the Homesteaders' Emporium for beeswax and soy wax for our next batch of candles. And Sunrise, a great Asian market where we picked up fruits and veggies for the week. We'd brought a backpack with us, so we loaded it up with all of our purchases and walked 2 miles back home.
By the time we finished all of our "To Do's," it was close to 5:00 p.m. before we could "relax."
Now, we understand that an alternate version of this day could have been:
8:00 a.m. - Wake up and run.
9:00 a.m. - Quick breakfast out or from a box.
10:00 a.m. - Hop in the car for groceries and beer.
11:00 a.m. - Start "relaxing."
The thing is, everything we did was part of a nice day. That run wasn't obligatory -- it was fun. Cooking wasn't a burden -- it was fun. Spending a few hours getting groceries and supplies wasn't a chore -- it was fun. Slowing down and enjoying every piece of the day is...fun.
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