March 7 - Seven Days
Money on a dresser immediately conjures an image of someone paying me for sex. Is that just me?
You wake up tomorrow morning to find all your plans have been cancelled for the next seven days and $10,000 on your dresser. Tell us about your week.
My instinct would be to put the money in savings and keep doing exactly what I’ve been doing—but I realize this isn’t the spirit of the prompt. The spirit of the prompt is that I suddenly have a free week and $10,000 on my dresser. Honestly why is this money on my dresser and not my kitchen table? Seems sketchy. Money on a dresser immediately conjures an image of someone paying me for sex. Is that just me? This is like how the movie Pretty Woman begins.
I digress.
I’d rent a sick house in Joshua Tree, one big enough for family to come stay if they wanted, and I’d go stay there with Hope, Jeren and our daughter. I’d strap her in the carrier and go for hikes in the morning and afternoon. During the day we’d explore places like Jumbo Rocks and the boy scout trail and Wonderland of Rocks. We would check out the cool stuff in town like the farmer’s market and the Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum. At night we would cook a great dinner and then stare at the stars from the hot tub.
Rinse and repeat for seven days. Soaking up the silence. Hopefully enjoying some of the spring bloom after all the rain this year. Cleansing the eyes with the palette that is so soothing to the soul: beige and green and blue. We’d watch sunrises and eat hard-boiled eggs from the top of my favorite perch. We’d take in sunsets and moon rises. It would be magical, restorative, and the best way to introduce our little girl to what is essentially—my church.
If I had a 10K windfall I would put it in a secret spot and spend a little mad money every once in a while on the things I pass over because I'm frugal. Like the Starbuck's brand of coffee creamers instead of Coffee Mate. And I'd get an occasional pedicure and massage. Or a bottle of stupid expensive perfume. I'd hire a voice coach for a few lessons.
And I'd bring gifts to friends, for no reason.
I would savor the discretionary spending power.
Wow, this sounds awesome. Sadly, I’m not sure $10k would get you far anymore. However, I think what I’d do with that money is pay off some of my mom’s credit cards, then use the rest to fly first class to Australia or New Zealand.
Considering that the flight is so long, that’d be a great luxury. I would convert some of the money into the currency down there and be off.
I am not sure if a week would be enough to see everything, but I would be spending a lot of time in Sydney. I would be exploring museums, restaurants, go inside the Sydney Opera House.
I think I would find some kind of experience to use that money on and if I have a week, then this sounds perfect. Traveling is always on my list of things to accomplish and I have been trying to get there my whole life.
So, you give me $10k and a week with no plans, then that’s where I’m headed!