Do you ever give yourself a day off?

@TheHorse (236103)

Walnut Creek, California

January 18, 2026 1:21pm CST

I do not have to teach today. I do not have any music rehearsals today. I could do absolutely nothing and my world would survive. I will practice guitar and do some editing on my book. Maybe I will even cycle when the fog burns off. Do you have relaxing days like this? Photo is of a random sunset, taken from Mt.Diablo.

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@kaylachan (83732)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

18 Jan

Yeah, I try to make a habit of making sure I have days/times like this every so often.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Wheee! I don't think I have done anything "productive" yet today.

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@kaylachan (83732)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

19 Jan

@TheHorse I did get some house chores in, but that's about it. I also made almost eight dollars today.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@kaylachan Wheee! How did you make eight dollars? I may do my dishes this evening.

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@Ineeddentures (25251)

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19 Jan

Do I ever give myself a day off? Quite a lot to be fair. As often as.I can. I have lots of relaxing days. The world will indeed keep spinning regardless of what I do or do not do. Hope you get to cycle when the fog burns off

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

I did some curls instead. Can you see my beefy muscles?

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@Ineeddentures Me too.

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@Ineeddentures (25251)

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19 Jan

@TheHorse You probably have a 6 pack. I do too In the fridge

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@celticeagle (187215)

• Boise, Idaho

19 Jan

Nice to have a relaxing day when you are working. I am retired and do what I want when I want. That is quite a picture.

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@celticeagle (187215)

• Boise, Idaho

20 Jan

@TheHorse ........Did you find it?

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

We were off looking for the crashed airplane.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan

@celticeagle Not on that day. But we did eventually. I harvested a small piece of the wreckage. It was a 1946 crash. Parts of the wreckage are still up there.

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@velvet53 (24419)

• Palisade, Colorado

19 Jan

Yes, I try to take time out for me. I had company over the weekend so I pretty well had a lot of time off. We need it once in awhile.

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@velvet53 (24419)

• Palisade, Colorado

19 Jan

@TheHorse No, we went to Texas Roadhouse Saturday night but decided to just BBQ and cook here.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan

@velvet53 Sounds like a good choice.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Did you take them out for Thai food?

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@DaddyEvil (170817)

• United States

19 Jan

Yes, I'm retired so often just read in bed. I still do dishes at least once a day and cook meals but those aren't difficult to do.

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@DaddyEvil (170817)

• United States

19 Jan

@TheHorse I usually do mine first thing in the morning after I eat breakfast. Then I go to bed for the day.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@DaddyEvil I am too lazy to do them every day.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

I did my dishes late in the day yesterday.

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@LindaOHio (217709)

• United States

19 Jan

Every day is a relaxing day since I can't do much. Retirement is great only if you can get around.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Glad you are here, writing away.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan

@LindaOHio Where do you write them up?

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@LindaOHio (217709)

• United States

20 Jan

@TheHorse Thanks. I have a few Discussions written up...I just have to type them in.

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@GardenGerty (168318)

• United States

19 Jan

I don't know how. Really.

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@GardenGerty (168318)

• United States

19 Jan

@TheHorse I can see that. Do they ever serve as a background to a musical piece for you? I hear rhythms in all kinds of machinery. When I was 18, I enjoyed the k-thump, k-thump of the mimeograph where I worked. In my 50's and 60's I visualized performances centered around the apharesis machine when I donated platelets. In particular I could imagine Pinocchio dancing down the street.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

OK. Maybe I will do my dishes before I go to bed. I like listening to them go round and round.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@GardenGerty Hah! The same thing happens to me. I start putting melodies over the rhythms. I even hear chords and melodies in cars driving by.

@FourWalls (84462)

• United States

18 Jan

Every Saturday!

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@FourWalls (84462)

• United States

19 Jan

@TheHorse — that’s the Sabbath.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@FourWalls Wheee! Shabbat Shalom!

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Why Saturday? Why not Thursday?

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@jstory07 (148030)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Jan

I hope you have a fun relaxing day.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

I did my dishes. I watched them spin around and around in the washing machine.That was it.

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@Shiva49 (28069)

• Singapore

19 Jan

Lovely photo, nature at its best. I have mostly relaxing days as I am retired. However, I pursue my interests/hobbies like reading a lot and keeping up with news updates. I do not get emotional with those that I have no control over. The world order is insane, not for the weak of heart - long term allies are enemies to start with.

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@Babale (1872)

• Semarang, Indonesia

19 Jan

For me, every day is a relaxing time. Because there's almost nothing I have to do every day. I spend most of the day surfing the internet. And that's incredibly boring.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Have you considered surfing on the ocean?

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@MarieCoyle (56584)

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19 Jan

I don't get a day off as often as I would like to, but I do appreciate them when I have the chance. I hope your day off was wonderful and you enjoyed it.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

I can't remember a thing. It must have been good.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

@MarieCoyle Wheee!

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@MarieCoyle (56584)

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19 Jan

@TheHorse It must have been really good...was Scotch involved?

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@valherma00 (1796)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

18 Jan

you're writing a book, really? i am glad you don't work on sundays, you need to rest

i always relax on sundays.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Jan

Yes, I am writing a book .I am an almost-famous Developmental Psychologist. My real name is...I need a nap.

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@valherma00 (1796)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

21 Jan

@TheHorse my bow to you

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan

@valherma00 Wheee!

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@indahwow (119)

• Yogyakarta, Indonesia

19 Jan

Days like this are truly valuable. when you can slow down, do what you love, and know the world will be just fine. Wishing you a calm and fulfilling day.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Thank you. It was good.

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@AmbiePam (116370)

• United States

18 Jan

I hope you enjoyed your day off.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

It has been relaxing so far.

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@wolfgirl569 (131990)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Jan

I do anytime I want one

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Wheee!

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@RasmaSandra (95872)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

18 Jan

Funny every day is a possibility of having a free day but I cannot do without being online.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

I say goodbye to the internet when I am on the road.

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@JudyEv (375942)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jan

Very few of my days involve stuff I absolutely have to do. Heavens knows how I ever coped with a 'real' job.

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@TheHorse (236103)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Jan

Eh, real jobs are over-rarted. I am not sure that I have ever had one.

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