I had grand plans for my four-day weekend. You know, they don’t come around all that often. My original list included tasks like “clean the oven” and “organize the filing cabinet.”

Fun spring break?

I trashed the list and made a new one: my favorite things.

We need room to play. Room to simply be, instead of the usual do, do, do.

I (still) organized, because clutter-free living makes my heart happy. I baked, because sharing sweets warms my soul. I cuddled, because mothering is the best job in all this world. I dined-and-movie’d with my love, because he’s my favorite. I sipped fancy espresso in the morning and sweet wine in the evening, because life is short. I got lost in new pages and fresh harmonies, because inspiration is everywhere. I designed a room, made plans and strung some words, because creating never ceases.

Is my house perfect and my to-do list complete? Gosh no. Will it ever be? Nope.

And that’s okay. Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.

After all, four-day weekends are a rare treasure.

More of our recent adventures can be discovered on my Instagram feed. Lately, I tend to capture life’s moments here.