As I woke up, I almost immediately noticed the light buttery tinge spreading over the right hand side of the room. This gave me so joy! This meant today was going to be a sunny day! Hello Sun! It’s only been a day but I have missed you. You give me warmth and vitality and motivation. I don’t know if it was that or the the healing powers of last night’s dip in heaven (the bath) but I was in a good mood. I grabbed my Agatha Christie novel, climbed into the left window frame and just read while the sun-rays kissed my skin through the glass. There’s something about nice weather that really makes me appreciate whatever view I’m looking at. The city buildings I’ve been despising so much for blocking my sunsets were now the muse for Mother Nature to paint an exquisite backdrop.
Although I’ve been opting out for breakfast, I saw that on the menu today they were serving poppyseed bagels with cream cheese, spinach, capers, dill, onion and salmon, so I would be a fool to pass this up! I called up ‘Magic’ and the lady at reception wasn’t very happy with my request and said if I opt out of breakfast, I can’t just call up and ask for it one day. Which still doesn’t make any sense to me but it was going to be a good day so I wasn’t going to let it get to me. And no matter because it came! That, with orange juice, a chewy fruit and nut bar, strawberry yoghurt and a red apple. Knowing that I’ll eat everything as well as all my lunch and dinner, and since they provide me enough food to feed two people every day (which I can’t help but demolish), I was not regretting the extra long and difficult yoga flow earlier this morning. Extra extra hard because my mat is one of those cheap thin ones and that plus soft carpet – it was not a fun time for my wrists. I think one of the first things I’ll do when I get out is get a massage or see a chiropractor or physiotherapist! I heard an absurd about of cracks…
I am finally happy with the website (just for now) after editing and editing. So much for minimal technology! This whole blog and site situation is keeping me super busy, which i’m actually kind of loving. And its really fun! At some point today I lost all interest in the camera in the top corner, no matter what I was doing. So that’s been a real healthy revelation.
With all the sunshine and good tunes, today went really nice and slow. Just how I like it. I love those moments where you’re in complete tranquility and feel like time is slowing down just so you can enjoy it a little longer. I was listening to the Jazz hour on Fine Music FM (which I have missed since being away – they have a great blues and roots program every Monday night called ‘Stormy Monday’s’). Then ‘Stardust’ by Frank Sinatra started playing on the radio and I just had to stop everything I was doing and climb back into the windowsill and really breathe in the moment. I found myself almost in tears because of it! Sometimes certain music just does that to me…
I think it’s safe to say that I am a bit too comfortable and content with my current situation. I think I may enjoy isolation just as much as I enjoy socialising! Theres that contradicting personality again!
I can’t help but feel guilty about how I am feeling. I couldn’t even imagine the poor mummas having to do this with children or even the people having to share such a small space with another adult. So I do understand my circumstances are very different and my heart goes out to anyone who’s experience is not at all positive.
And don’t get me wrong, the awaiting quarantine fee still daunts on me every now and again but theres no point in thinking about it now!
Before I forget – food! Lunch was a veggie pie, side of salad, a packet of chippies and a white chocolate and raspberry cookie (oh yes). And dinner was a mashed potato, beans and tomato sauce mixture with a yummy bread bun that smelt like pizza (drools at the smell of pizza), cucumber, carrot and celery sticks with hummus and beetroot dip, a cauliflower salad and a slice of buttercream topped green tea cake!
All that effort of rearranging and decorating the place to make it cosy has really paid off. I am sitting in the big velvety green arm chair with my feet up on the matching foot rest, leaning on my duck feather pillow covered with a soft blanket and laptop resting on top of a small pillow on my lap. I’ve turned off all the room lights and just have the fairy lights lit with more soft jazz playing in the background and it feels like i’m sitting on a front porch somewhere in a quiet, deserted town. I can barely hear any of the busy city sounds outside the building! I guess ending up with sealed shut windows as apposed to an opening window I desired so badly, ended up being a blessing. Huh. Would you look at that, “serendipity” (my favourite word).
Day 5, you’ve been a real treat. I think tomorrow I’m going to start planning out exactly how to execute my creativity in confinement experiment without any technology… here’s to more days like Day 5.