Chippy’s Resort
We are going on vacation, in our backyard.
Next week we are going on an adventure! Yet we don’t need to pack any bags. We don’t have to set the alarm to make it to the airport. We don’t have to take a shuttle. We don’t have to get a rental car. We don’t have to check in to the hotel. Our beautiful resort destination is just steps away from our back door.
Chippy is our resident squirrel. He and his friend Segundo are our resort mascots. They keep us entertained each morning by enjoying peanuts that we set out for them out on our deck. At breakfast, we have the joy of watching them munch away on their snacks.
This morning my son made an announcement:
“Mom, I’m not going to be going to Chippy’s Cafe (our kitchen) anymore. Next week I’ll be going to Chippy’s Resort.”
Oh what joy! Next week we have specially set aside for our vacation here at home. The dreaming and planning of this special week has kept our spirits high. We have discussed all of our plans each day and how to make our experience at our home resort wonderful.
The first essential part of our resort experience is the pool! We will be setting up our resort pool for service this weekend so that we as residents can enjoy it. Splashing, swimming and water fights will abound here at the resort. As far as my son is concerned, his favorite vacations have all centered around the pool. Everything else is secondary.
Every morning a continental breakfast will bring us joy! We are dreaming of the cute little mini cereal boxes, pastries, juice, fruit and more! The simple breakfasts that resorts have are the stuff of dreams. It’s all about the fun variety and the foods that we don’t indulge in on a regular basis.
Happy hour will delight us one of the evenings during our home resort stay. We will set out special appetizers and drinks. We will dance to some fun music, we will enjoy each other’s company, laugh and smile. Yes, we see each other all day, every day now, but we can make this week extra special and connect even more!
We will await our custom gift basket with anticipation! I am going to put together a lovely fruit basket with some nuts and tuck in some chocolates and other surprises. This welcome basket is for us to enjoy, even if we had to create it ourselves. Every day we can snag a delicious piece of fruit, a few nuts and even a piece of candy here and there. We can indulge in the delights of the senses and a special week of vacation.
Fancy drinks will flow from the resort bar, we will have lots of yummy mocktails made from juices, fruits and amazing coconut cream. We will marvel in the fizz of some sparkling water over some fresh berries. Our taste buds will sense pure joy in the creation of these drinks.
Next week will bring joy in many forms here at Chippy’s Resort. This is our home and every moment brings joy, but the days to come will be extra special as we take time out to enjoy every moment together, and to just be.
How will you celebrate this summer season?
Trista Signe Ainsworth is a professional organizer with Joyful Minimalism. She helps working women clear the clutter, overwhelm and shame from their homes and lives so that they can truly live in joy.
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