My dull life

A group called "Dull Women's Club" popped up on my Facebook feed recently. I find the title sometimes ironic, as many of these women have anything but dull lives. I think that's what's so appealing about the group. While others may view their lives as dull, they are happy and content, which to me, doesn't really seem dull.

We had a beautiful weekend here in our neck of the woods. On Saturday, I did my usual grocery shopping and cleaning the house. After lunch, since it was sunny and in the 70's, my husband and I went and checked out a local state park. There's a beautiful lake there, and lots of walking paths and hiking trails. It was quiet and peaceful. We will definitely be going back on a regular basis. Afterwards we stopped at local bar and had an ice-cold Blue Moon and some bar food. On Sunday I did my food prep, read for a bit, Facetimed with my two daughters and grandbaby and then my husband, the dogs, and I spent the rest of the day outside sitting on the patio. We played Yahtzee, listened to music, and just enjoyed looking out at our backyard, filled with plants, flowers, and trees, and thinking to ourselves that life just doesn't get any better than this. In fact, at one point I looked at my husband and said, "It's like we live at a vacation AirBNB, only we never have to leave."

My dull life has become staying at home most of the time with my husband and three dogs. I love our tiny house. I love my pile of books, which never seems to get smaller because I can't help but grab a few while I'm at the library, even if I don't need them. I've become obsessed with gardening. I revisit TV series that I've already watched, but I prefer them over the new shows. I have a small group of really good friends, but otherwise, I'm an introvert and don't like to socialize all that much except with those few friends and our family.

I dream more and more about being retired so that I can become even more dull. I'm still a few years away, but I can't wait to live a dull life of reading, gardening, drinking wine on the patio at happy hour every evening with my husband, and spending time with friends and family.

If dull means feeling content, blessed and happy, then I have a really dull life.

How exciting is that?

Some of the flowers that are blooming in our backyard right now.