Ahhhh, bliss

I don't even remember falling asleep last night: I crashed without even turning off the light. I woke up at 3 something; the light was still on. I turned the light off, turned on my side, and was out again, boom, until 9-ish I think. It was heaven to sleep so hard and so long. Even sleeping a bit later than I'd optimally like, I still got some good work done before my ride. And my lesson was great. It wasn't wildly energetic, but I was more tuned in and effective than I've been in a long while. Lovely. I spent some time after the lesson just hanging out with the horses (giving treats to my favorites and, once the treats were gone, sharing love), then went to my favorite special grocery store, then a restaurant I really like, had a glass of wine and a nice, light dinner, reading utter popcorn (Robert B. Parker mystery; terrific fun, absolutely without profundity of any kind). Now I'm home and happy and relaxed and actually looking forward to getting a lot accomplished tomorrow and Sunday. Even with the work I did (on the promo folder), I feel like today was a genuine day off--no worries, no pressure, all good. Equilibrium restored. Amazing what a simple day can do to recharge the batteries. I'm beyond happy I got the horse time. I'm hard pressed to verbalize why, but even a bad day at the barn is wonderful: horses are simply utterly cool animals. And now, I'm going to noodle around a little before bed, enjoying this relaxation. Truly, bliss.