We have a Wednesday public holiday here so I decided to book Monday and Tuesday off as recreation leave to give myself a five day long weekend. I’m on day four and I did a lot of little things which collectively have made for a great day and put me in a nice relaxed mood.

My day went along the lines of:

Breakfast then coffee at home reading while the cat slept on my lap.

Into the car and down to my favourite local cafe and had another coffee and a chat to the owner for a bit.

Dropped into a local indie bookstore, Avid Reader, and bought a delightful book Be More Cat by Alison Davies.

Went a few doors further along to the newsagent and collected the latest Phantom comic. The owner puts them away for me so I don’t miss an issue.

Home to drop things off then back to the bus stop to head to lunch with a friend. The $32 two course lunch special at the Italian Kitchen was great value!

Walked home in gorgeous sunny 20°c weather.

Took my book and a thermos of tea down to the river and read for a while in the shade while it was still warm.

Home to play a little bit of Civ VI and then watch an episode of Northern Exposure. I’m slowly rewatching it again.

Now I’m on the balcony, glass of wine in hand and headphones on listening to some ‘80s music. The greatest decade for music and I’ll take no correspondence on the matter.

Sounds busy but it wasn’t and I’m feeling quite relaxed. I need more days like this.