I like weekends because breakfast is not a hurried production. It’s also the only time of the week when I can whip something special up for myself after preparing breakfast for everyone else. Today I decided I wanted pancakes. Slathered with butter and topped with my favorite Harry and David Caramel Sauce — yum! I would’ve loved to pour on some heavy cream but I’m all out. Still, that was quite a treat.
I sat by the breakfast counter and had a leisurely breakfast while listening to music via YouTube. It’s the start of a long weekend here on our side of the world, what with Martin Luther King Day being observed this Monday. A much needed break, indeed.
It’s been a busy week at work and I am still adjusting back to being back from Manila — not so much jetlag-wise — I think I’ve pretty much recovered from that. But more like adjusting back to trying to wean myself from pining for those three weeks of rest and relaxation with family and friends.
Work has been very hectic and will get even more hectic. I can use as much of the weekend as I can get.
So after the espresso and the pancakes, I got another giant mug of coffee. I sat, browsed the net, uploaded these pictures I took for this blogpost and just enjoyed the morning.
We often end up taking such simple pleasures like sitting down to take it easy forgranted, when it is probably the best remedy to a quick recharge more so after a busy week. All week long, I’m the first to wake up and I start puttering around the kitchen getting my morning off to a start while it is still dark outside. I get everyone’s breakfast ready and then I get down to getting myself off to work. Everything is at a hurried pace that usually leaves me breathless by the time I walk out of the house.
Weekends afford me a chance to slow down, enjoy every bit of the exercise of getting breakfast ready, and actually fixing up a personal treat for myself like today. At least during weekends — that’s good enough. I can sip my coffee at leisure instead of doing it at my desk when I get to work. I can stop and decide how the day will be instead of letting it roll out in rote fashion.
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