a day off

yesterday I crawled into bed about 6 and rested for awhile. I was waiting for Mitch to put the new intake in on his car. Unfortunately it took a lot longer than he expected so dinner was pushed aside for 2 hours. Once he was done we grabbed Cafe Rio and curled up on the couch. It was a perfect way to spend the evening. 

Having a day off mid week is unbelievably fabulous. I loved having today off being able to take things as they happened. From our insane 100 degree weather on Monday to a chilly 65 on Tuesday, we slept very well last night. With such a sound rest it was hard for me to crawl out of bed and head to yoga this morning. As always I'm glad I did. My poor body is stiff and achy and yoga is the magic medicine for me. I brought home breakfast  for Mitch and I. He works the late shift on Wednesdays which allowed us to spend the morning together. We even took the boys for a short walk down at the lake before he had to work. {we really need to be better about walking them.... their energy was off the walls before we went}

I decided that I would listen to what ever my body wanted to do today. So after our walk, I sat down to rest for a few before I felt the urge to sort out the growing mess of laundry on my side of the closet. Hooray for washing those ginormous piles... I have clothes to wear hanging up now :). 

I was still tired and was lacking the energy I needed to get the planting done I had planned to do. But since I decided to let my body call the shots today, I crawled back into bed with the boys for a nap. Generally I would feel guilty for napping if I had a long list I wanted to get done {which I did} but no guilt today. Every now and then I think we all need to cut ourselves a little slack. 2 hours later I woke up feeling a tiny bit better but let myself absorb the moment. 

A bowl of cereal, a little blog reading, switching of the laundry and a bit of caffeine later; I was ready to finally start in the yard. I planted the rest of my vegetable garden. 7 artichokes. 4 jalapenos, 2 large basil, and my yard long Asian red beans. Weeding, and harvesting rhubarb and baby beets. It was a good start. Watering and deadheading my hanging basket was the next to get checked off. Jake was eager to head back inside. He isn't in love with the outdoors like Cezar is. Cezar is a much better buddy when I'm out in the yard puttering. I made juice with my harvest of baby beets. It's the first time I've ever given the veggie a chance. Mitch said he likes them juiced and so I decided to grow them and give them a try. I juiced tomatoes, carrots, apples and my beets. It was a gorgeous color and rather tasty {thank you apples}. Mitch came home for his lunch break and was grateful for the juice. Spent a little time with him before heading back out to the yard. I was pleased by how much I was able to plant and take care of in the yard today. I feel accomplished and rested at the same time. If only I was able to manage this everyday.... wouldn't that be nice. 

Tomorrow I'm heading back to the doctors. I haven't been feeling as well lately. About two weeks ago as I was falling asleep I was thinking about how I was doing so well and making big improvements in my health and then all of a sudden I felt like I was falling backwards. I decided that it was time to see my NP again and see if there is anything more we can do. It's frustrating to feel unwell all the time and I was so lucky to have 2-3 really good months there for a bit. Sure glad my fear of needles is subsiding.