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Daydreams and Coffee Cake

There are days when you just don't want to think about the real world, whether that includes aspects of your own personal reality such as your job, the state of the world in general, or the things that creep into your mind in the middle of the night to wake you up and stop you from sleeping. Some days you want to pull the covers over your head and linger in bed as long as you can. Some days you don't want to face things head on, but rather you want a temporary reprieve, a day filled with moments unhampered by "shoulds." And maybe this is escapist, but there are some days when you want to lounge around in your jammies and exchange funny stories with your partner, ignore all clocks and other expectations, and then get bundled up in warm clothes to take a leisurely walk in the park and watch the snow fall together. Such days aren't made for responsibility, problem-solving, and deep thought. Such days are made for comfy clothes and coffee cake and daydreamin...