a: what'd you do yesterday?about two weeks ago, on my way back from kyoto (details on that) i stopped in tokyo to hang out with a friend for a few days. i was really travel weary and in no mood for shopping, sightseeing, clubbing or any other sort of normal fun city activity. so we just had a yukkuri day.
b: just took it easy. i've been so stressed lately—it was nice to just relax.
here's an outline of the day:
• mild sleeping in
• made general plans for the day
• set off at some point
• two-hour lunch (we had myanmar food. sooooo good!)—long for conversation, not over-eating
• stroll around waseda campus and nearby gardens
• 90 minutes of daytime karaoke
• shopping for dinner and ice cream ingredients
• few hours of shiritori (a japanese word game) over dinner
• home made ice cream!
• shower before bed
food is a must for yukkuri-ization. savor it! if you're with company savor the conversation too. good things shouldn't be rushed. strolls are great too. unless you're out for a power-walk, i think most people are very yukkuri with their walks already. enjoy the scenery. drink the air. clear your mind.
don't misunderstand though! yukkuri (according to me, anyway) is not the same as being lazy! if you stay at home all day mindlessly surfing the internet, watching movies, and what-have-you you're not being yukkuri. you're simply not doing anything at all.
yukkuri is doing and enjoying.
yukkuri is letting your day unfold.
yukkuri is living and being there for every moment.
of course, i tend to get a bit silly with it. i'm yukkuri in the bathroom (at least at home i am), and i think my body thanks me for it. i'm yukkuri in going places (as often as i have the luxury to leave early enough). but sometimes that's just my excuse for being slow to get ready, when in reality i'm dawdling.
i don't like rushing and being rushed. yukkuri could be the best thing ever. i just need to learn not to be lazy and procrastinate.
like that'll ever happen. ^0^
4 comments:
Yukkuri sounds wonderfully relaxing...
I agree... we could all use Yukkuri at one time or another. Uncle Dave and I went for a semi-stroll tonight, does that count? Now that he is retired, I think he's concerned he might start slowing down too much. Perhaps too much Yukkuri would be unwise, eh?
Maybe you are just being yukkuri about learning not to procrastinate?
I was yakkuri while I ate almost a whole block of havarti today. I thought you would be proud. I could have eaten the whole thing, but you know, one has to save room for ice cream.
Love you!
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