I’m feeling cozy and ready for sleep tonight. Some nights, I am so frazzled that sleep is the end of the day but not something I can really look forward to - it just happens to be the end of the routine for the day. Tonight, though, I’m actually eager for it.
I managed to get some night-time tasks finished earlier than usual - ice bucket filled with cubes in the top of the fridge-freezer and ice trays filled; cat’s litter box stirred and cleaned; called my sis in the nursing home (in another state) to say goodnight and be sure she is okay; notes written and on the kitchen table that list tomorrow’s “do not forget to do this” stuff; and all of the usual.
Jane is nebulizing and when she is finished, I’ll clean the unit’s parts, make sure she is settled for the night, and finish and post this to the blog.
I’ve begun to try to re-organize my daytime routine. I know I have blocks of time that are wasted and I need to get back to my to-do lists, seriously. They are a big help to me. I realize that not all folks operate that way, but I must. There is great pleasure and satisfaction in scratching off the items on those lists.
Also, when I unexpectedly find that life throws me a curve and I am stuck in a “waiting” mode, looking at that list shows me some things that I can finish off in those otherwise-wasted chunks of time.
So, I am eagerly looking forward to getting back into that routine and watching some old tasks finally go away, and feeling the joy of finishing some things.
Procrastination is a crippling evil - at least for me.
Dear God, thank you for helping me learn the value of a to-do list; simple as it is, it is very effective.
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