“I’ve moved in with some friends now….the best way I can describe them is, that they are adults who eat cereal at night time.”
-Jon Richardson

There is nothing quite like a PJ day is there? I do love a well earned day where you switch your phone off, ignore everyone, don’t open the curtains and have to do nothing at all.
The thing is, I’ve found that if I leave everything to chance then nothing much ends up happening at all. So, may I advise a list for your PJ day? I have found this be essential to fully appreciate the simple enjoyment of nothingness. If you think that making a plan for a day that should be spontaneous makes it sound less fun – Oh – you could not be further from the truth my friends! I have tried it and tested it. IT WORKS!
Two lists are needed.
LIST 1:
This list is to include films to be watched, which are to be pulled off the shelf and placed into 3 piles on the floor in front of the TV (yes, no and maybe piles.) That way you won’t have to rummage about finding them (or not finding them) in the wrong boxes and argue over what is to be watched on the day. Much less stressful I am sure you would agree.
This list also includes tasks to be completed throughout the day. Well, “This would be asking a bit much!”, you might say – granted that would be the case if these were laborious tasks such as ironing or hoovering. But, no! These tasks should include things such as: laying in (to be ticked off the list upon getting up, thus making you feel like you have accomplished something just by getting out of bed and putting you in a good mood for the rest of your slobby day), face masks and soaking feet. So not exactly a taxing list…but very definitely achievable.
LIST 2:
THE most important list ever. The ‘things to be eaten’ list. My last PJ day list goes as follows:
Cuppa (tea for me, coffee for flatmate)
Chicken wings, Kettle chips and salad
Ben & Jerry Ice-cream (a tub each, preferably Chocolate Fudge Brownie)
Toasted Bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon with a glass of OJ
Quality Street (they needed eating!)
Hotel Chocolate chocolates (freebies! they always taste better)
Crumpets
chocolatey cereal (bought specially for the occasion)
The order is irrelevant, though bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon is a mighty fine way to start any day, especially a day with a list full of nothing to get done.
We derived great satisfaction in ticking off the foods from the list, it was actually quite sad how quickly one of us would reach for the list to scribble off the last food or film. Also how annoyed one would get if the other one beat them to it.
Personally, I believe our PJ day was such a success because of the organised list. We watched everything we wanted to watch, we did everything we wanted to do, and most importantly we ate everything we planned to.
See, lists CAN be fun.

For the perfect ending to a PJ day. You really must put on clean PJ’s to go to bed.
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