It's been a long time since I had the opportunity to do anything on my own. The job doesn't take up that much time, but getting out at 1 p.m. means I come home and write or do things in town; I wanted to get away for a while, so I made a plan.
The plan almost got canceled because there were things I had to do in the morning, but I got them done: laundry, making a batch of ratatouille (so much faster in the InstantPot), doing a quick run to the corner store. But I was done by noon and walked a half mile down the road to catch the trolley to Media.
Media is the county seat for Delaware County, a town that's almost as charming as it looks, filled with cafes and restaurants and cute shops (which were mostly closed on Monday). I treated myself to lunch at a cafe, did some edits on Shifting Stages, then walked down State Street to the park at the end of town. It was nearly 90 degrees but it didn't feel that hot, maybe because I was moving at the speed of mud - because I didn't have anywhere to be and no one was expecting me.
I walked back slowly, looking in shop windows, stopped at Trader Joe for a few things that would fit in my bag, and caught the trolley home. I was back at my desk by 4:30, got a bit more editing done, and by the time my husband got home, I'd even vacuumed the living room.
I was gone for about 4.5 hours and it felt like days. Sometimes you just need to give yourself a break.
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