Anyone else just enjoy the simple pleasures, to not always have things planned and rushing around doing things?

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I've a busy job, I'm also an introvert and need a lot of down time. I've had a week off work and have just really enjoyed having down time, reading my book, a nice walk every day, just a couple of lunches out with friends/ family. I live alone and like my own company. I've a hobby I love that I do once a week. A couple of different people had asked me what I'd planned for my week off and were a bit surprised when I replied "nothing". I'm someone who needs a lot of down time to recharge. I've a holiday booked for later summer but absolutely no desire to go away now.

Anyone else like this?

I agree with you.

Doing nothing sometimes is doing something iyswim?

My work FT. I'm a LP. My ds is disabled and he's a swimmer which involves 5am training 5 times a week.

When we are off I love doing nothing.

Except it isn't really nothing. I catch up mom housework. Just hanging around the house means that I tend to tidy up and sort things I've wanted to sort for a while.
Watch tv series everyone's recommended and I've not had time to watch. Read.

Yes me. Before we retired last year DH and I both worked in the legal field in London. Pre-pandemic we were in town every day so out the door at 7.00am and not back until 6.45pm at the earliest. Obviously Covid meant that we were working from home and then eventually going back into the office but it was still long days.

It's so nice now just to take things as they come. The only things I plan for during the week is one day going over to see my elderly mum and also an exercise class and my Slimming World group. Otherwise we both just potter, go up the road for a coffee or often just sit down with a book and just 'be'. We've got things in the calendar - holidays, theatre etc but usually we're happy to see where the day takes us.

Marking my place
"Because it doesn't feel like nothing, it feels like magic"

I've just returned to this thread because I've very happily spent the last half an hour sitting drinking coffee in the conservatory watching the rain and the birds come and go to the bird feeder.
The weather is vile here today,'so a day of books and films beckons.

It's raining here too , I was hoping to have a potter in the garden.

Interesting how many of us have bird feeders! And enjoy just observing them on their daily ventures.

I’ve had a lovely slow day.
Pottered, read, cooked, lay in bed with my eyes closed listening to the rain. Made a simple lunch and sat at the table and ate it, no TV, phone or book while I ate. Really savoured the taste.
Now I’m soaking in the bath and out for dinner later.
Back to work and routine tomorrow.

I think what you've said is very true.

Me time is bliss but I do housework etc first before say you tube and Netflix. I find uber extrovert people very draining quite quickly. It is as if they cannot spend a single nano second on their own without endlessly proving themselves on facebook left right and centre lol.