One Perfect Day

Have you ever read a book that encouraged you to write down your idea of the perfect day?

I’ve never done it, because I would find it hard to narrow things down to One Perfect Day. There are many versions of that for me. Today would be an example.

All the big kids are off at various Grandparent’s houses, so hubby and I and Ruby had the house to ourselves. As much as I would have enjoyed the kid’s company, it’s so nice to have hubby to myself occasionally. We had complete conversations. Several of them!

I slept in until 7:30. And I slept so soundly! Hubby decided to make me breakfast. We had blueberry French toast, and man it was good.

We went for a nice walk in the beautiful sunny morning, and there was a lovely cool breeze. Then, we headed out for some errands. Hubby took Ruby with him to pick up some things for the house and I went to my favorite thrift store, who was having half off day.

A thrifting excursion, sans kids, on half price day?

Don’t mind if I do!

I picked up a few newborn baby girl things, and an awesome find: a like new Garnet Hill raincoat for Sadie. For $2! I also got a gorgeous pair of dressy black suede Mary Jane pumps for myself. And I couldn’t resist the tiny .50 Eiffel tower statue. To remind me that sometimes it’s good to eat, live, and parent like a French woman.

Hubby took me out to J. Christopher’s for a hearty brunch. The only thing missing was a mimosa! I made him promise to take me back when I could have one, apres bebe.

Then we headed home to put some new blinds up. We’ve had several around the house that had broken slats. I couldn’t believe how cheap these are, and felt dumb for having procrastinated on this simple task for so long.

I’m feeling a little nesty and have been doing a few things to spruce up the place. Hubby is going to hire someone to do some painting. It’s amazing how little money it really takes to change and improve the look of your home.

I took a lovely nap with Ruby while hubby went mountain biking. When he got home we went for another walk. A day with lots of movement is a good day!

I made a simple dinner: a salad with a little leftover chicken, black beans, avocado, chopped mango. For the dressing I put the juice of a lime in the blender, a little honey, olive oil, salt, pepper and a few pieces of mango. It was delicious!

Later that night we went out for an ice cream. In all, a perfect day.

(Here’s another perfect day for me.)

How would you describe your one perfect day?