I really do love rainy days. When I wake up the house is filled with a natural light, not a brilliant sun, and it feels like a cozy morning. Breakfast with TJ, planning out my day and devotions is the regular pattern. Then I'll usually clean up the kitchen, breakfast dishes, unload the dishwasher and listen to Adventures in Odyssey. Some days I'll stay in the kitchen, and with all the rainy days we've been having, I have been doing that a lot. I'll cook, bake, prep food for the next week, recipe search, write some thank you notes, and just busy around the house cleaning this or that or organizing a cupboard or room.
It feels like morning till afternoon when it hits me that I've been inside all day and need some fresh air. Usually these rainy days will ease up around 3 and I'll head outside to prune, weed the garden, or get taken in by a spontaneous landscaping idea. After an hour the whether will turn cold and rainy and I'll head back into my little refuge. Within my home it feels like there's an endless mental list of things I should do, whether to improve my mind, develop a new hobby, or remodel. And yet, there's something about rainy days that I find all I want to do is be in my kitchen listening to Adventures in Odyssey. I don't feel like overhauling the bathroom, tearing down the popcorn ceiling, or tearing out the carpeting. I want to do quiet, simple tasks just now. I know one day (in the not so distant future) I'll be ready to repaint, refloor, and receiling (? Oh well..), but not today.
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