I have laundry to do.
Sheets to buy.
Food to cook.
The dishwasher to empty.
Bananas and dog treats and razors and all manner of other things – including a pencil box and his very own personal box of tissues to take to school for Primo – to shop for at the grocery store.
I need to bake something for us to have around to munch on. Because we all like our desserts.
I have a picture to hang in the bathroom, books to transfer to the bedroom, and tile to pull off the wall in the powder room – although that may wait as we may be ripping it out in the kitchen renovation we just decided on.
I have to call the vet, the boys’ doctor, the ultrasound lab, and the dogsitter.
I have two birthdays coming up for which I must send at least cards, and I totally zoned on my poor nephew’s birthday last month.
I have Terzo’s party to plan, and have to figure out what presents to get him for his second birthday.
I have three packages awaiting a trip to the post office, and a carton of overdue library books to return.
I have more freelance work than I know what to do with – a paper that needs to be edited by tomorrow, references to check, articles to upload, and a database to update.
My kitchen floor is disgusting, and I have cobwebs all over the underside of my staircase.
I am working an extra day this week as I am covering Friday for a coworker.
And so what did Terzo and I do with our first free morning?
We took a long leisurely walk to the coffee shop, where we ate chocolate croissants and I drank a big cup of Irish Breakfast tea, and we kibbutzed with our favorite barista, who made Terzo a big chocolate milk, and then we chatted with all the other regulars, catching up on our summers.
Long walk back, throwing pebbles and resting by a tree and dancing on tree stumps and zooming Hot Wheels down driveways. VERY PRODUCTIVE.
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Sometimes rest is the most productive thing, says the woman who has a to do list 4 pages long.
Sign me,
Aspiring to be Superwoman...
Yes, my middle name is procrastination too.
The boy and I had chocolate croissants by the river yesterday. It's nice to forget about real life for a while, hang on, that is all real life too!!
Sounds like a wonderful morning.
I love the pictures of both boys but there is just something truly endearing about Terzo sitting under the tree.
Terzo is so cute that I could honestly eat him up.
I like Terzo's idea of productivity! Great pictures.
Those cobwebs on the UNDERside of your staircase?
I think you can ignore them dear.
(Your boys are so deliciously gorgeous).
ps. finished running with scissors last night.
I LOVE hanging out at a coffee shop with the girls and the fact that you have a local sounds absolutely fab. Walking there and back blew out both your cobwebs - does that count in lieu of those under the staircase?
I am so pleased with how you spent your day because all those other things? They will get done, but that time between you and Terzo? Is gone in a moment.
Kim said what I meant. And I adore that your boys dance on tree stumps. Your new one will fit right in with a lovely bunch of boys.
Yea, ditto on what Kim said. I think spending time with your children is a VERY PRODUCTIVE day. And that pic of your boy is adorable.
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