Awakening to a sun drenched room on a summer morning is a much different experience than doing so with the early morning blare of an alarm clock.
It reminds me of summer vacation when I was a kid. Sugary cereal, Barbies and She-Ra action figures were the most important things on my to-do list.
We had a library-by-mail service back then and I relished those deliveries in the brown paper envelopes stuffed so full of books they hardly fit in the mailbox. This was my very favorite treat back then and it was completely free.
What a gift to a country kid who loved to read.
Maybe that’s why I still get such a kick out of my Book of the Month Club deliveries and the other book mail I buy.
I was off yesterday and got to wake up with the sun. I don’t eat cereal anymore and there were no Barbies involved but it was a good one anyway. I played some LPs on the record player while making breakfast and doing some chores. After a hot shower, I settled in with a good book and nothing else to do till bedtime.
I went to bed early with a clean kitchen, a happily snoring cat who hogged the bed, and a clear conscience because my to-do list was done and I had fun too.
That’s not so bad for a grown up summer day!
Pleased to read your unleashing your inner calm today – enjoy!
I’m a mostly calm person but that was an especially lovely day!
Sounds deliciously delightful! I’d never heard of getting library books by mail before. What a wonderful service.
Oh, it was wonderful. They would send out a little paper catalog and you could return a card with your selections. It cost just the price of a stamp! I believe you could also call and order more.
That was a consortium of local libraries that disbanded several years ago. I wish they still existed.
Sugary cereals and Barbies were a huge part of my childhood too. I’ve never heard of She-Ra action figures though and had to look them up. The library-by-mail service sounds like a pretty great concept.
She-ra was a childhood staple. I had her castle and unicorn and a bunch of the figures. My male cousins had her brother He-Man and we would play together when our mothers visited.