We spend so much of our lives waiting — to take the perfect photographs, to wear new clothes, to indulge in delicious desserts — but if we keep waiting, we miss out on so much. I find that many of us forget to honour the beauty of ordinary days.
Having fun isn’t, and shouldn’t be, limited to a number of days on the calendar, as Joan Didion presented an important reminder when she claimed that “every day is all there is.” I think special events should be appreciated when they roll around, but we don’t need to put our lives on hold, waiting for a big day to arrive. We should write cards for our friends outside of birthdays and go out for ice cream on weekday afternoons, just because we can.
The ordinary of every day can become extraordinary if we stop waiting for ‘the right time’ to do the things we want to do. Go out there and run a 10 minute errand in your nicest clothes, because life is more fun when each day is treated as a special occasion.
