Noncation Week...

Today is day one of my non-cation. This year, now that I'm a home owner, I have no funds to take a real vacation. So I'm taking a non-cation instead. Some of the great things about vacation are spending time with friends and family, sleeping late, eating crap I shouldn't, relaxing, shopping. I think I can probably do all of that at or close to home for almost free.

Over the weekend, an old friend from high school was in town and spend a couple of nights. We stayed up all night talking and catching up, woke up at the crack of dawn when the damn dog tipped something over on herself and started yelping. We had breakfast and my old friend was on her way home. It was just the right amount of time for a house guest and a nice way to start out my non-cation week. So, days one and two...Spending time with friends....CHECK.

Today, I thought about taking a road trip with my mom. But then I changed my mind since the place I had in mind was about three hours away and doesn't have that much to do once you get there. Instead, I had McDonald's for lunch, went thrift store shopping and looked for a new toilet tank since mine in cracked. Now, with the exception of cursing at the cheap-o Ikea AA batteries that I just had to replace in my cordless mouse again, I'm pretty chill. So on the score card, day two...Spending time with family...CHECK, Shopping...CHECK, Eating crap that is bad for me...The McDonald's nutritional info on my McNuggets say BIG CHECK! I can't give myself full point for relaxation quite yet, but that will come. It's only Monday afternoon.

I think tonight may be a Blockbuster night for Sam and I. We'll couch chill, eat greasy popcorn and forget all about dinner. Tomorrow, I think I'll drive the hour and a half to visit my best friend, go to the mall and buy a new pair of jeans. My vacation needs list is just about filled. Wonder how I'll feel by Thursday?

Some other things that I might want to accomplish this week include refinishing and painting a couple of coffee tables that I picked up at thrift stores and waxing my car. I would also like to organize and furnish my office. Guess I'll see if I really feel up to any of that. Maybe I'll just end up spending an entire day playing Babble and games on Pogo. Guess there are worse ways to spend a week, huh?