Now I need to put all that stuff back where it came from,
and catch up on where I’d hoped I’d be at this point.
This morning, I went over to the Open House at our newly
renovated/redecorated Clubhouse. There was no way I was going to miss out on
the free coffee, bagels and donuts. I ended up with a glass of OJ (it just
looked SO good) and a nice big moist muffin of some kind. There was a small but
pleasant assortment of residents so I stayed almost an hour.
After the errands I needed to run this morning (P.O. to mail
something, some groceries, etc.), I managed to finally remember to stop at a
Walgreens for my flu shot. I had planned to do that last month, but kept
forgetting and kept getting distracted. Now it’s done. The season is here, and
it takes two weeks to take effect, but a tad late is better than nothing at all.
Thankfully, I managed to prep a pot of pea soup today. I
tossed in a meaty ham bone and stuff, and it will slow-cook overnight. Can’t
wait.
There are a lot of things on my do-it-by-the-end-of-the-year
to-do list. I’ll make sure to pace myself and enjoy each thing I tick off as I
get to it.
This year, I promised myself I would not go crazy. I
promised myself I would do things at my own pace, one I could enjoy. For me, at
this age, to-do lists are only effective if, when each task is done, I can
enjoy saying those words: it is done. I do not want to sink down, exhausted and
not even be able to appreciate that it was done.
Years ago, for a friend of mine, I coined a saying: Like the
tortoise and the hare, slow and steady gets me there. It works for me!
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