The brief for BEDN today is wondering about how you relax. Though I lead a very busy life, especially with teaching, I do like to relax.
When I first come home from school, the first thing I do is put the kettle on and have a pot of tea. Yes, a pot. I've always thought that I might as well make full use of that one tea-bag, since I love tea!!!! I've continued this trend with CBC except now I share that pot (He gets one cup, I get the rest). CBC and I might chat or if I have a good book to read, I will read that with my cup of tea. It's a nice calm moment of bliss before making dinner or getting on with work. I have a fairly long walk from the station so it's a much needed brief hiatus from everything. It might occasionally usually also be accompanied by a bag of crisps! BAD, I know, but crisps are my naughty treat! CBC used to moan about it but now he's been sucked into the crisp thing!
If it's a cold day, this might all take place sitting on our sheepskin rug by the real-flame gas fire!
Apart from this and reading, I do tend to be occupied by something all the time, be it work, activities such as in my previous post, tidying, pottering, cooking dinner or washing up. I do like a good walk though, if there is time off. This counts for relaxation for me and some of happiest times of relaxation in the holidays are spent having a nice walk. Or, I always enjoy a day of relaxation making a big batch of cards whilst watching DVDs on my laptop. I'll happily watch an entire season of Ugly Betty, Lost or any Jane Austen film or TV series whilst doing it!
Relaxation today has been getting up late. I have been feeling not too well over the last two days and I haven't seemed to be able to get up. I've tended to just lie there very still! It's nice to do that in the holiday! Sundays are pretty much always a quiet day for me aside from church
What about you? What does relaxation mean in your world?
P.S: Thanks for taking the November journey with me. It's been great in many respects blogging every day. Despite the dates the posts are listed, I have managed to keep it up, it's just sometimes they've been published just after midnight. Which suggests I should be getting to bed then! xx