With payday around the corner at last, and a truly fabulous month of being boring (but never bored) and away from parties and mayhem almost over, this last weekend of rest and recharge has been awesome. I think that having a ‘quiet month’ every now and then is essential, even better if you add a detox and booze-free rule, but just as good with the odd wine or tequila and juice. Having time to re-focus, recharge and revive helps you come out feeling like a new person – just as if you had enjoyed a holiday far away from everything.
This weekend I had a good mix of family and me time, with visits from friends thrown in as well as a lovely day out today with my mom. She took me out for lunch and tea, and got me a present or two (another pair of sunglasses for my collection plus Oh So Heavenly Wish Upon a Star pillow mist). We also chose a present each for my sister and her housemate when we were at Wordsworth Books in Gardens Centre, where the most gorgeous boys work… probably half my age, but too cute for words, hehe.
It was rather good timing with the presents as it turns out, as this afternoon I was roused from the start of my nap by the door buzzer, only to find my sister and her housemate here in the city for the tattoo convention! This called for a round of my special tequila and juice cocktails, and gave me a chance to check out the book we had gotten for my sister… Tim Burton’s Melancholy Death of the Oyster Boy and Other Short Stories.
Tim Burton’s manic, fretful and oh so sad little characters
This book is so beautiful, I have to get myself a copy too! The characters are all tragic and hapless, and with adorable little limericks and Tim Burton’s dark and twisted outlook, the stories are utterly bewitching… epic stuff indeed. The housemate got an Afrikaans crossword puzzle book, which he was very cuffed with too.
I am very jealous though, the main reason they were down for the ink convention was to fetch a Dutch tattooist who will be coming back to Piketberg with them to do a private inking session in return for a Murg piece she’s after. They seldom end up paying for any of their ink, sigh.
Anyway at least I’ll get to see what they get next weekend, hopefully going up there to see kittens – other peeps are coming down from Durban, so it’s set to be a bit of a party which should be fun. The fact that it is post-payday makes it even more fun, cannot wait!
For the rest of this gorgeous day in the city, I am contemplating risking a bit of a run… back has been a bit iffy over the weekend, but it’s such a lovely evening and dying to get outside for a bit. Will take it slowly and power walk if it starts hurting, but just can’t waste ideal running weather like this can I? 
Hope everyone has had a stupendous weekend too, and let’s hope this next week is a corker!
