In my trying to focus on the pleasures of everyday, I took my day off and ran my errands and then vegged out on the couch with old episodes of  Futurama for the evening. Nothing like sarcastic cartoons lampooning our way of life to lift your heart when you’re feeling down. I haven’t been sleeping well lately in the stresses of everyday life and big transitions and I think napping and letting myself just rest was something I needed, even if it’s not in my nature to do. So my 2nd Appreciation of the Awesome goes to Days Off. Days that you might not even change out of your pjs, that you listen to the radio a little too loudly, puttering around your house with a slice of leftover pizza because you can’t be bothered to cook anything more complicated than that. How do you spend your days off? Do you prefer weekends of busy socializing? Or time spent alone with a trashy romance novel and a glass of wine?

My 3rd Appreciation of the Awesome (even on Days Off I’m over-achieving!) goes to Airport Reunions. Movies have highlighted them (when even Dogma sees the cool in something, you gotta give it props, and what women in the world doesn’t melt at the mention of Love, Actually?), industries have popped up around them, the TSA probably loathes them… But there is nothing like the feeling of getting a plane, achy and tired and cranky and well-traveled, and looking up to see people you love waiting for you. Read more, including some of my favorite airport moments, after the jump!