Work progresses...

day off

eyes squint open

what time is it?

stretch

sigh

get up

look out window

go to bathroom

feed the dog

put on Gap pj bottoms

and shoes

walk the dog

(scoop poop)

walk back to apt

unhook collar

hang up leash

check weather for the day on TV

if after 7:00, check in with Today Show

decide if hungry

if hungry, decide what to eat

(usually cereal with pecans and choc chips)

(sometimes with bananas)

if not hungry, check email and messages

check list for the day

decide if it is time to get dressed

if it is, get dressed

if not, start item on list

(usually pack things for errands and yoga)

attack messy desk or schoolwork

watch movie while working

(sometimes in office;

sometimes in living room;

sometimes in bedroom)

work progresses this way:

start with first item on the list

for instance:  unpack box

sort into 3 piles:

trash, keep, give away

put trash things in trash

if trash is full, take to trash closet

shred paper in shredder

one page at a time

put keep things somewhere

(usually a variety of places around the apt

for instance: art to art supplies box,

books to bag for library

find bag

put by door

start a load of laundry

did I eat?

did I brush my teeth?

go back to list

pay a bill online

google search something interesting

check facebook or not

text “I love you” message to girls

get dressed

buckle up dog

grab bags for school, yoga and/or errands.

schlep to car

drive to yoga or school or errand

(does car need gas?)

check to do list

do an errand

(usually Wegs)

do another errand

go home

get mail

unhook collar

hang up leash

sort mail

(for instance: put ads in recycle bin

shred envelopes

put bills on desk

put People mag on table to take to mom)

if I did yoga, shower and change

move laundry to dryer or drying rack

pet dog

look at list

watch a lifetime movie

am I hungry?

is it 4:00

if 4:00, feed the dog

if not, pet dog and tell her to wait

walk dog

(scoop poop)

(pickup other trash in park if it will fit in bag)

go back to apt

check news on TV

look at list

see what is on USA or HGTV

read

write a poem

search for something interesting on yahoo

see what’s on TV

am I hungry?

if hungry, eat something

(usually cereal,

sometimes avocado dip and chips)

on Tuesday afternoons work at Benincasa

on Saturdays go see Tom and Mom

(sometimes yoga)

on Sundays go to church

(sometimes yoga)

change to pj’s

floss teeth

brush teeth

take vitamins, happy pill and sleeping pill

text girls “nighty night”

read until sleepy

sleep…

start over