Saturday, December 17, 2011

Lazy Does It!

Okay, I am writing this on Friday to be posted on Saturday.  My husband is out of town and I am anticipating a nice quiet evening at home tonight.  Alone.  Just me and the dog.  This doesn't happen very often.    I'll have total control of the remote . . . and I can make buy whatever I want for dinner.  Hmmm.  The possibilities . . .    I can be lazy.   I can eat a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's if I want . . . who am I kidding - - IF I want?   

But what will probably happen is that I'll enjoy the first hour.   And then I'll get lonely.   And I'll wish my husband was home.   And I'll probably do laundry.   And maybe clean the kitchen.  I do have to color my hair, so maybe I'll do that, too.   I looked at the living room floor last night and thought that it needed to be vacuumed.  So, I may do that, too.    Oh, man!  I gotta snap out of this!   Focus!    Lazy.   Remote.   Ben.   Jerry.   One night out of my life, I shouldn't feel guilty - right?!

My favorite :)

Okay, then.   Here's to a lazy, relaxing, self-absorbed Friday evening!  



15 comments:

  1. I hope you got that guilt free, self-absorbed Friday night. Maybe you shared it with Harry, along with Ben & Jerry and the dog?

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  2. Yay for lazy. I hope you didn't do laundry!!

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  3. Just say "NO!" to housework on Friday nights! Hope you had fun!

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  4. No Harry. No laundry. No housework. I was a total lazy bum :)

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  5. The pint of ice cream reminded me of trips to the LA temple, 31 flavors (was it just a pint, I thought it was a quart...) and walks around the temple talking about the lives we hoped we'd have. Great memories. Thanks.

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  6. The pint of ice cream reminded me of trips to the LA temple, 31 flavors (was it just a pint, I thought it was a quart...) and walks around the temple talking about the lives we hoped we'd have. Great memories. Thanks.

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  7. I'm sure Ben & Jerry's has a flavor that would take the edge off any lingering guilt. Glad you enjoyed your evening.

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  8. SO? Did you indulge in an evening free of chores or did you clean the house???????

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  9. I hope you had a lazy evening! I know I personally am not able to do that too often. Like you, I'm aware of the little things that need to get done....but when I can shake off those guilty feelings, what bliss it is to relax!

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  10. Pam - peanut butter & chocolate and pralines n cream :). Feels like ancient history on one hand but on the other seems like yesterday. VERY good memories.

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  11. I love this post! I always look forward to the times when my sweet husband is out of town - I enjoy my solitude. I enjoy the peace and quiet - not that he makes all that much noise but just the idea that I can have what I want for dinner (which I can do even when he is here - how's that for logic?) And, damn, if I don't typically end up falling asleep on the couch, book on the floor next to me. Glad to have discovered your blog!

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  12. PS - I love your tag line about boxes - I painted a whole series of boxes once upon a time - that process got me out of the box forever.

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  13. sebtown294 - glad you're here! And as for falling asleep on the couch? I would NEVER do that! wink wink

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  14. Since everyone has been and gone, this is probably a good time to mention that, as a retiree, the couch and I have become good buds. As I say to Sebtown, who is still working on a middle school campus, every night is Friday night, and every morning is Saturday. Everything comes to him who waits, including old age. And at 59, I am still "middle-aged." [I know-if I believe that, then you have this bridge I might want to buy…]

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