Lazy Staycation Daze

Lazy staycation days with nothing to do. Played some guitar in the morning, just fiddling with an E minor chord. Stayed up late last night so felt pretty drowsy. Had some lunch with Skye while Kaia was at a play date and Mairin was out shopping. Skye and I then headed to the pool.


It was just the two of us and the sun was warm and the breeze adequate. We swam. Played surfboard. Had a few races. Hold your breath contest. Statue and Shoulders (both games we have played since she was tiny.) Swim between my legs. Laid in the sun and relaxed. Hugged. Kissed. Then came back up stairs for showers.


The hours went by slowly, just the way you want on a holiday with nothing to do. We met Shasta and Dagam for dinner down at Malt House and then watched Stranger Things with Keri-Lee & Miles, and Steven and Katy. That show is getting creepy good four episodes in.


Now it is nearing midnight, there is the post debate/lewd assault tape Full Frontal to watch and off into the darkness of sleep. Lots of doctor appointments tomorrow. October is inching along. There might be golf and Pulau Ubin on bikes in my future.

Crimson Sleep

The haze is back and when you first get up in the morning it feels pretty shitty. The achy joints, the groggy head, the tearing yourself away from a world of dreams to one based in reality is always a tough sell, but today was a good one.


Watched the girls learn to hustle and get their game faces on as they scrimmaged a frustrated boys team to an 18-18 tie. Kaia was a ball-stealing, rebounding machine. So great to watch her gain confidence as she dribbles and shoots and passes on the court. I really hope this is something she sticks with through at least middle school.


A quick lunch and then a few errands from home, one being a purge of old clothes to The Salvation Army and putting together a book trolley for Kaia’s room, which involved an hour long trip to Ikea to get a replacement broken screw. Don’t ask.


Then a pleasant Sunday evening BBQ with friends. We chatted, grilled and ate while the kids played among themselves.


That was it. It was a simple day the way days are meant to be simple. Not much to think about, nowhere for thoughts to really dwell. Now it is nearly eight, though it feels much later. No work to do tonight and the lights are low, the music is soft and the wine tastes like a glass of crimson sleep. Tonight feels like the sigh before a big week, but I am ready and excited.