I had a very arduous proofreading shift today, pretty much eight non-stop hours of reading investment material. My eyes were burning by the time 2PM came around. I headed right to the beach for a beer, even knowing that I’d be paying $30 (with the tip) for a beer I had in the fridge and which was bought for half that.
But home doesn’t have:
-live music
-cute servers and lifeguards
-empanada vendors (met her last year; she sells pie crusts folded in half and filled with fruit compote, a lovely treat that goes well with beer!)
-those special rays of sunlight that bounce over the water
-waves and surf
-children laughing as they play in the sand and water
-the spectacle of dogs playing fetch
-and much more
I get a lot more value out of the $30 I spend on the beach for beer than I do the $15 I spend at the store for beer to drink at home.
All that for $15 pesos! A good deal!
Well, I paid $20 for the empanada. 😀 But excluding that, yes, by spending $15 pesos more than I would have spent had I had the beer in my fridge, I got all that. Buying a beer on the beach is totally worth it!
The empanada lady was surprised when I called her over! Easy sale for her. 🙂
So my afternoon cost me $50 total (4.10CAD). I am going BROKE living here. Not. 😀
Makes perfect sense. It’s the ambiance that comes with the beer on the beach. I felt my shoulders relax just reading this.
Soon as I sat down in my chair at the bar, I knew I’d made the right decision when my own shoulders relaxed.
Hey, you deserve to get out and enjoy the beach!
I was thinking that as I walked onto it, just how much I’ve EARNED this. Not just because of all the winters I spent in an RV in Canada, but because of how hard I worked at building a viable business.
FYI the empanada lady is also a salsa dance teacher 🙂
I saw you walk by as my head came up from whatever I was doing. We have made a lot of progress.
You officially know everybody.
I didn’t even think to look your way, to be honest. Was deep in thought. 😀