Doing nothing while sitting at a campsite and doing nothing while sitting on your front porch are two totally different forms of relaxation. Actually, one is relaxing, the other is more of 'taking a break' event.
What do I mean? The answer is simple.
When I sit on my front porch, doing nothing, relaxing (or so I think I'm relaxing) I tend to let my mind wander to different things like...
- Moving the yard
- Weeding the garden
- Taking care of the chickens
- Trimming the bushes
- Running the weed-whacker
- Cleaning the shed
- and the list continues...
When I sit in my chair at the campsite, doing nothing, relaxing, I tend to do... well, nothing. I relax. I enjoy the breeze and the heady scents of other campfires, listing to the birds, watching and talking to other campers as they walk the campground, passing by my RV. I let the mottled sunlight caress my face, I might snooze, daydream about a writing project or just let my mind wander.
Did you notice the difference? I'm retired, I basically run my life like 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday.
BUT, it was a shock to realize that when I'm camping, I actually do relax more than I do at home when I attempt to do nothing.
Of course, I do have a 'busy' lifestyle on my Saturdays. LOL. I have my 18 hens which are now giving us a daily total of 10 eggs. I'm expecting that number to increase over the next couple of weeks to an assured even dozen or more every day. I'm discovering, much to my wife's chagrin, my hens enjoy watermelon. They really enjoy the red fruit but most of the time they get the rinds which I cut up into small 1.5" X 3" pieces. This way, everyone gets a chunk to peck at. They still like their grass and leaves. My wife swears I'm spoiling them since they hear me come out of the house, yell "Here, chick, chick, chick" and they all come running like little raptors from Jurassic World. She can come out and call them and they ignore her. Maybe it's because I give them treats and she usually comes out to collect the eggs. Okay, we'll call her the meany. LOL.
Regarding the 'ranch' as we have it. We're thinking of downsizing. That's right, going smaller. Do we, a 'maturing' couple need a home of 1840 square feet AND a basement of the same size? I've been looking at lakeside cottages in Indiana. My wife is enamored with tiny houses - and these cottages, even though they are year round - are only about 700 square feet. BTW, I am talking by the lake, not on the other side of the road or a couple of blocks from the water. I want to have some beach area and a dock for a pontoon. I will be able to go fishing as often as I want. Yes, I know I will have to give up some of my farmer aspects like the chickens, but I can still do a little gardening. Of course, I could be just daydreaming. We'll see.
What else do I have planned? I don't know. I guess I will need to go camping and just let my mind wander as I sit by the campfire. Heaven knows I can't think on the front porch... too much to think about what to do around the house. I won't have time to think about what I want to plan.
Until next I ramble on...
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