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Not to lose anyone who does not watch Parks and Rec, but sometimes I relate to Ben, the character who is uptight. He is the character who, while sitting at the spa, says he can't relax because something about harp music makes him feel anxious. Yesterday was my attempt to just relax. It did go pretty well, and I am very lucky to be able to do things like that.

I started off with a sea walk and a coffee with Ares, where I sat on a rock and stared (my view is pictured above). I still feel so lucky to be able to live so close to the ocean.


Followed by wandering the neighbourhood, buying a bath bomb at Lush, and chatting about bees and random ways to wash your face with an employee there. I wandered in London Drugs, and then my favourite new wandering store: The Blue Owl, where I drooled over the headboard below. Although, they do have much more than furniture, and there was music playing that was unique and really stuck in my head. It was dream-like music.

Then home to make some postcards and stuff, and eat Barb's jalapeño cheezies. And have TJ's homemade veggie soup.

Then, I went and made cupcakes, which took me a total of two and a half hours. It was fun, and they turned out lovely, but perhaps that aspect of my day is a sign of my tendency to not actually relax, BUT....as I just picked up my daily reading, here is what it says: I do not have to do "penance for being human". So, I am glad that I spent most of the day relaxing.

One more thing I learned, as I found myself feeling much more fresh in approaching my studies today, is the value of a day off. Even if it is not a day full of treating myself, taking a regular day off is going to be important for me. Yup.