Weekend doings
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selenaySometimes you have weekends where you get to the end not knowing what you've
done with the time and not feeling like you've actually accomplished
anything. Then there are other weekends where, even though you didn't
acheive anything particularly practical, you did what you set out to do and
feel much better for it. This past weekend was one of the second type.
Last week I was exhausted. I'm talking head spinning, brain foggy, dangerous
driving type exhaustion that only seemed to get worse as the week went on.
So I decided that this weekend I needed to relax, recharge and rest because
I really can't handle that level of exhaustion for long.
Friday night I turned off my alarm and vowed to sleep until I woke up
naturally. It turns out that, rather than being wide awake at 8am as I have
been the last two weekends when I have tried this, I didn't surface until
11am. I'm trying not to feel guilty about that :-) I popped down to the town
with Mum for some chores and to buy some bread, which turned out to be an
excellent plan because the bread we bought for lunch was amazing. After
lunch, I pursuaded Mum and Da to walk with me to the second hand bookshop.
It's a four mile round trip and usually I end the walk feeling as though I
could have easily done another two miles, but the lack of exercise in recent
weeks made itself apparent and I was shattered by the time we got back.
I didn't really care, though, because the bookshop yielded a rather fine
horde of five Trebizon books! These are apparently rarer than gold dust and
the books all have the same name written in the front cover, so I obviously
turned up at just the right time to benefit from someone's clear out. I also
picked up the only Malory Towers that I didn't yet own plus the first
Naughtiest Girl book after seeing it referred to on the Girls Own list. Mum
and Da each found a few things that they wanted and we took a break in the
pub (cider for Mum and I, London Pride for Da) before walking back. Then we
decided that we didn't have the energy to be creative and ordered in pizza
to watch with Doctor Who.
The weather on Saturday was glorious and it promised to be nasty yesterday
as a contrast, but then it cleared up beautifully in the afternoon. I had
been considering going to archery yesterday morning but couldn't wake up,
and in view of the thunderstorm that hit just at the time when everyone
would have been out on the field shooting I think I made the right choice.
In the afternoon we decided to take advantage of the fine weather and went
for another walk, this time a couple of miles through the woods to see the
bluebells. They were absolutely beautiful and I took a ton of photos. When I
got home I spent some time cataloguing some books (finished an entire shelf
in an hour), worked a little on Sensible Man and then joined the
parents in front of the TV (Miss Austen Regrets) for the evening.
In summary, most of this weekend was spent walking outdoors and I know that
I feel better for it, even if my hips and knees are a little stiff. I
suspect that the stiffness is a sign that I shouldn't have been so lazy over
the last month! There was also book geekage and plenty of relaxation so the
time was definitely well-spent.
This morning I'm feeling tired and dopey (as always) but I'm determined to
get some early nights this week and not end up quite so shattered as I was
last week. I've got to at least try to be sensible this week!
done with the time and not feeling like you've actually accomplished
anything. Then there are other weekends where, even though you didn't
acheive anything particularly practical, you did what you set out to do and
feel much better for it. This past weekend was one of the second type.
Last week I was exhausted. I'm talking head spinning, brain foggy, dangerous
driving type exhaustion that only seemed to get worse as the week went on.
So I decided that this weekend I needed to relax, recharge and rest because
I really can't handle that level of exhaustion for long.
Friday night I turned off my alarm and vowed to sleep until I woke up
naturally. It turns out that, rather than being wide awake at 8am as I have
been the last two weekends when I have tried this, I didn't surface until
11am. I'm trying not to feel guilty about that :-) I popped down to the town
with Mum for some chores and to buy some bread, which turned out to be an
excellent plan because the bread we bought for lunch was amazing. After
lunch, I pursuaded Mum and Da to walk with me to the second hand bookshop.
It's a four mile round trip and usually I end the walk feeling as though I
could have easily done another two miles, but the lack of exercise in recent
weeks made itself apparent and I was shattered by the time we got back.
I didn't really care, though, because the bookshop yielded a rather fine
horde of five Trebizon books! These are apparently rarer than gold dust and
the books all have the same name written in the front cover, so I obviously
turned up at just the right time to benefit from someone's clear out. I also
picked up the only Malory Towers that I didn't yet own plus the first
Naughtiest Girl book after seeing it referred to on the Girls Own list. Mum
and Da each found a few things that they wanted and we took a break in the
pub (cider for Mum and I, London Pride for Da) before walking back. Then we
decided that we didn't have the energy to be creative and ordered in pizza
to watch with Doctor Who.
The weather on Saturday was glorious and it promised to be nasty yesterday
as a contrast, but then it cleared up beautifully in the afternoon. I had
been considering going to archery yesterday morning but couldn't wake up,
and in view of the thunderstorm that hit just at the time when everyone
would have been out on the field shooting I think I made the right choice.
In the afternoon we decided to take advantage of the fine weather and went
for another walk, this time a couple of miles through the woods to see the
bluebells. They were absolutely beautiful and I took a ton of photos. When I
got home I spent some time cataloguing some books (finished an entire shelf
in an hour), worked a little on Sensible Man and then joined the
parents in front of the TV (Miss Austen Regrets) for the evening.
In summary, most of this weekend was spent walking outdoors and I know that
I feel better for it, even if my hips and knees are a little stiff. I
suspect that the stiffness is a sign that I shouldn't have been so lazy over
the last month! There was also book geekage and plenty of relaxation so the
time was definitely well-spent.
This morning I'm feeling tired and dopey (as always) but I'm determined to
get some early nights this week and not end up quite so shattered as I was
last week. I've got to at least try to be sensible this week!
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Date: 2008-04-28 10:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-30 07:16 pm (UTC)cracksecond hand bookshop ladies tell me that they're rare, or at least so highly sought after that they fly off the shelves as soon as they're brought in! Don't part with them - I'm thoroughly enjoying reading them and you could always hunt them out and re-read...no subject
Date: 2008-04-28 11:47 am (UTC)But it's always fun to benefit from somebody's clearout.
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Date: 2008-04-30 07:17 pm (UTC)The local
crack dealerssecond hand bookshop dealers say that they're rare in the "flying off the shelves the moment they're put out" kind of sense. They only see a very small number each year and the ones they see rarely stay in the shop for long.I've been trying to resist the Fidra ones, but I may have to give in if the final couple of books prove too elusive :-)
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Date: 2008-04-30 07:41 pm (UTC)