… “do as little as possible Saturdays”. This is not to be mistaken with the oh so popular “total slug Saturdays”. The difference being the active word “do”… which in itself connotes a decidedly pro-active stance. Also it requires that basic sanitary and dietary functions be exercised and simple (yet achievable) whims be entertained. All those “I really should’s” and “I have to’s” that rule the week is replaced with a select number of “I want to’s”. (Though it is important to limit the number of these to no more than 3 with only 1 of them involving a minimum cost… if need be.)
The first part of this (admittedly nebulous) plan was to catch up with some TV shows that aired during the week on Hulu. This “available at one’s convenience” feature is important to the “do as little as possible…” part of the concept. Simple wants are best. Setting one’s sights on venison steak (unless you have stock in the freezer) would encompass traipsing through the forest to fell an unsuspecting buck or doe…which makes this want less than convenient and is to be avoided on any “do as little as possible Saturday”.
So, armed with iced tea along with tomato, onion and cheese (open) sandwiches I happily went about my desired mission. I even threw in a documentary or two for good measure. The “do as little as possible” philosophy does not negate spontaneity nor the possible expansion of one’s knowledge base.
By early evening I desired some conversation and company so I made my way to the usual watering hole. A beverage accompanied a light but engaging conversation. I even ventured to another watering hole in the vicinity just for variety and ran to more people I know… after which I made my way back to the homestead happy and not without a sense of accomplishment that a fine “do as little as possible Saturday” was gracefully achieved. The bonus being that this did not slowdown the sense of momentum that I had cultivated during the days previous.
BTW… I was armed with my trusty camera to record some of the folk I came across on my adventures. As you can see, love (or something akin to it) was definitely in the air. Of course, no pics of me are posted as per agreement with the witness protection program.
Cheers and have a good start to the week.