This is week two of posting about Sunday or how to spend your weekend. I’m already loving this new schedule. I hope that sharing ways that I spend my weekend / Sunday’s can help with ideas on how to spend your weekend or time off (if that happens to not be a weekend). I hope that, in turn, you share some of your ideas with me too!
How do you do Sunday? What ways do you practice Self-Care? I’ve viewed Sunday as a self care day for quite some time, although my forms of self care are always different. Sometimes I need to be with people, sometimes I want to be alone, sometimes I need to rest and other times, I want to be out exploring.
I felt like I had a very full weekend…because I did. My boyfriend said something a few weeks back that continues to stick with me, he said ‘we have about 3 more hours of sunlight left, what should we do’. This statement plays on repeat in my head. How do we make the most of our days…and make the most of being outside in the sunlight? What a beautiful way to look at things.
Another regular Sunday ritual for me…prepping for the week. I don’t think prepping is the tough part, the tough part is the balance. Don’t let planning for the week ahead steal your Sunday joy! Don’t let those thoughts of all the things you need to get done personally and/or at work ruin your Sunday. Look at it as setting yourself up for success AND this doesn’t need to take long at all. My two cents…do this Sunday morning. Plan your meals, get your calendar in order, get your laundry caught up, sheets changed, etc. Here are a few ideas:
What did I do this weekend? I made the most of my days for sure. Perhaps this weekly blog entry can also serve up some ideas for you. I’m in Northern California and I am surrounded by SO much to explore. After work was done on Friday, we headed out on the lake and ate dinner on our paddle boards. I put a lasagna in the crockpot earlier that morning (Recipe is under last week’s menu HERE), so it was perfect. Nothing like salad and lasagna out on Lake Tahoe to finish up the week. PS…the boards look so cute on my car!
I took a nice bike ride on Saturday along the edge of the water – SO beautiful. We headed over to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe that night and had some fun. When coming back, we pass by Emerald Bay. If you haven’t seen the breathtaking views from Emerald Day, it’s a must. Seeing the stars, amazing moon and Milky Way was a complete cake-topper to the day. I’m always completely mesmerized by a beautiful sky.
These pictures do not do this sky justice. It was absolutely breathtaking.
Which brings us to Sunday Funday. I got my meal planning and to do list for the week done. We decided to take a drive over to Fallen Leaf Lake. We drove around half of the lake and got out to explore a bit. We came across this beautiful cascading waterfall and the rocks were so cool. A nice daytime view of Emerald Bay (never gets old). When we got home, we took a nice little bike ride before dinner. This wooden statue always gives me the feels – it’s so powerful staring out at the lake (it’s just on the other side of the road).
Sooooo, what are your plans for the upcoming weekend? Let this be a reminder to LIVE! Go outside, explore, dance in the rain, take silly pictures, surround yourself with people that lift you up and support you in your life journey…your goals and dreams. Below are hands down, my favorite flowers…Dahlia’s. They were in someone’s yard and just made me smile. Don’t forget to take pictures of things that bring you joy. Like that wooden statue for instance, I drive and ride by it very often and always wanted a picture of it. I hope this is a reminder to truly CELEBRATE being alive! As always, thank you for being on this journey with me – together we can make a difference in our own lives and in the lives of others. Cheers!
