three.hundred.and.three.

today was the perfect sunday.

which is impressive as it was also hallowe'en and i'm sure most of you know how i feel about this holiday.

if you could even call it that.

but, despite the actual date, it was a perfect sunday.

a morning walk at high park with penny (which she would like me to add was perfect except for the mound of burrs she got stuck to her face and paws and the crazy huge mastiff who basically ran her over).

an afternoon of baking (i'm old, i know).

a visit from a really handsome friend.

and dinner + the amazing race with kell.

(completely random sidebar - i want claire and brooke to win. they are SO amazingly positive. it's a refreshing change for the amazing race. however, if i had to pick a second option, i'd pick kevin and his dad. mostly because when kevin when in love with an old russian woman tonight i couldn't stop smiling!)

when i think about it, how often do we get to have amazing days like these?

you know, ones that aren't planned out minute by minute.

i can't think of the last time that i just played everything by ear.

besides today.

and it felt amazing.

it also made me realize how important balance is, and not only because i read this amazing article in the globe and mail.

so i think tomorrow, being monday and the start of a new month, we should all try to insert some balance into our lives.

maybe it's by doing my exercise (i'm starting a 30 day hot yoga challenge!).

maybe it's by not filling every single evening with dinners and drinks and movies.

or maybe it's taking at least an hour a day to do one thing that you want to do, even if no one else wants to do it with you.

i think we can do it if we start slowly.

you know, bit by bit.

yes, i have complete and total faith in us.

(i hope you do, too!)