An Idyllic Day

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Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.

After nine refreshing hours of sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด the previous night, a glorious morning would be thrusting aside the draperies letting the early morning sunlight stream through, and birds cheerfully chirping to welcome the new day. A light, leisurely breakfast of bagels ๐Ÿฅฏ & cream cheese with a side of green grapes and a tall glass of freshly brewed black iced tea with lemon ๐Ÿ‹ would also start this day right! I would be sitting on the terrace of a luxury condo looking out to the red rock ๐Ÿชจ cliffs of Sedona or watching the waves ๐ŸŒŠ crashing onto the shore from a quaint beach ๐Ÿ๏ธ house ๐Ÿก in San Clemente or San Juan Capistrano.

Of course, it should be a given that this ideal day would not involve anything so annoying or tedious as having to work! The next thing would be taking my sweet time carefully checking all emails from my gmail, hotmail, and yahoo accounts. Naturally, the cushions would be extra comfy while doing this. My next thing would be a long walk through the countryside or along the beach ๐Ÿ–๏ธ for at least an hour. Then, it would be time for a shower ๐Ÿšฟ a shave ๐Ÿช’, scrubbing my teeth, and picking out the clothes most suitable for the next part of the day. Then I would be spending at least an hour (if not two) working on my blog, finishing a previously started post or planning a new one.

I would also be reading ๐Ÿ“– the newest posts from my favorite ๐Ÿคฉ fellow bloggers and perhaps ๐Ÿค” commenting on those. All of the above would be occurring from 7:00 AM to about 9:30/10:00 AM. The next phase (from about 10:00 to 12:00/1:00 PM would be devoted to volunteer work with the Arizona Humane Society. Volunteers usually help with taking dogs outside to play in the secured courtyards, assisting with feedings or washing bedding, spending time with the cats who get lonely too. I would also assist with screening potential new pet owners so that shelter animals will hopefully be placed in a loving forever home ๐Ÿก.

All of this activity would bring about a welcome nap ๐Ÿ’ค (around 1:30 or thereabouts) for about 35 minutes. This would be a refreshing start for the next phase of the day (and by the way, skipping lunch is not a problem). The next thing, Iโ€™d mosey on down to my favorite ๐Ÿ˜ neighborhood bar for a few cocktails ๐Ÿน and see if there would be anyone I felt like talking to, get a little socializing in. The conversation should be about fun ๐Ÿคฉ and uplifting topics as much as possible. Then, if not going home ๐Ÿ  right afterwards โ€” Iโ€™d be out to one of my favorite restaurants or try one Iโ€™d never been to before.

An ideal day could also include (after the volunteer stint and a nap ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜) a visit to a museum or art ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ gallery which would give me another blog idea ๐Ÿ’ก. By around, say, 7:00 PM it would be time to settle down with a good book for an hour or so. From 8:00-10:30 PM Iโ€™d be watching some engrossing documentary on PBS and/or an engrossing tv ๐Ÿ“บ series or movie ๐ŸŽฅ on Amazon Prime, MGM +, Paramount or one of my own dvds ๐Ÿ“€. Around 10:30 at the latest it would be off to bed ๐Ÿ›Œ for pleasant dreams ๐Ÿ’ญ and a good ๐Ÿ‘ nights sleep. โ˜บ๏ธ