In the Spring when I wrote out my top ten values and started planning goals around them, I decided one of my values was health (even though I’m so bad at taking good care of myself), and I decided to start having a self-care day just for me at the end of every sales quarter. Because Lily works just as hard, if not harder than me on the home-front, I decided that for me to feel good about such an indulgence, I would insist that Lily take a self care day each quarter as well.
Today was Lily’s self care day. Her last self-care day was at Ojo Caliente in New Mexico soaking in the world famous mineral pools and we just decided to take advantage of the opportunity while we were there. Today’s self-care day for her was more simple, but still, from her report, extremely nourishing for her.
She started the day with a work-out on the exercise bike, and then showered and went to Barnes and Noble, where she said she was over the moon with joy leisurely browsing for books. Lily is obsessed with books, and she absolutely loves to read. In her life she has found great joy working at the library as well as boarders. She just loves to be around books, and being able to browse on her own, without kids in tow, was luxurious for her. She found a number of books to buy that she was very excited about.
Then she came home and ate Sushi burrito. While she was at Barnes and Noble, I had the kids with me running errands. One of the errands brought me over to our old home, where I found my fancy razor Lily gave me as a gift. Feeling somewhat tired and perhaps pressed for time, I put it in my back pocket to transport it to the new how. Unfortunately, while I was waiting for food in at Sushi burrito, I moved my hand in such a way that I grazed my razor which was sticking out of my back pocket, and sliced the dickens out of my right index finger. It bled for most of the rest of the day whenever I wasn’t putting direct pressure on it. It even continued bleeding lightly the following day. It did complicate the matter of me taking care of the kids a little bit, but not too bad, and I was very grateful for the supplies from Georgia’s first aid kit that I used to patch myself up.
After sushi burrito, Lily read her new book, The Dutch House, which she finished in one day (She reads so fast!). I took the kids outside to play in the snow. I wasn’t much fun because I was feeling tired, and I only had one functioning hand, but I hope the kids had some fun exploring and playing in our new yard.
Around 5:00, babysitters came over and Lily and I went out to dinner at Bloch. It was a super lovely restaurant, I thought Lily looked particularly gorgeous. We had a wonderful time connecting over dinner. I ordered their trout and Lily got their lemon pomegranate chicken dish which she said was the best chicken she’d ever had.
Also, here is a quote that was hanging up at Bloch that I really enjoyed:
After dinner, we came home and I found Clarissa in her room asleep on a chair.
After tucking Clarissa in properly, I gave Lily a massage and she finished reading her book, The Dutch House. I’m so glad Lily could have such a nourishing day. She pours so much of her heart, soul, and health into this family!