When I look at my calendar, I can see that I'm pretty ruled by its contents. The scrawlings on that little patch of paper practically dictates my life.
Upcoming stuff I'm excited about:
~Kids start piano lessons on Tuesday. This is cool.
~We will be hosting an art class in our home with artist Fred Del Guidice on March 30th. This is very cool, but I'm not getting the response I'd hope to get. So far, I have eight students, and I was hoping for fifteen. I'm at once excited and concerned about this class. I so very much want it to work out.
~My creative writing class on Tuesday.
~A visit from Little Sis and my new niece and my mother-in-law.
~Spring: I can't wait to plant my kitchen garden.
Upcoming stuff I'm a bit worried about:
~Well, the art class. I hope I can get a few more people to join.
~Soccer. The boys both want to play. That's fifty bucks I don't have, plus the extra time in the schedule, plus I don't know if it will conflict with baseball, plus I was supposed to send the registration Thursday and I didn't. But they both want to play very badly, and Monet really needs the active play.
~Houdin's concert tomorrow.
~Spring: Will I be able to afford to plant my kitchen garden?
~Income Taxes.
~Real estate taxes.
~Bard's China Trip money.
Upcoming stuff I'm dreading:
~Cleaning Sweetheart's room. I started it last week, and it's still unfinished. I've gone through this room many times. I've left it cleaned and organized, but Sweetheart is a "fill-my-needs-and-go" kinda girl. If she wants to change clothes, she'll drop the dirty ones right off of her body right where she stands. If she wants food, she'll leave a wake of dirty dishes, milk jug without a cap, bread crumbs, sticky jelly and spoons caked with peanut butter. She even leaves the toilet unflushed. So finishing this room is something I don't want to do. It's a shame, because it was once my favorite room in the house...
~Cleaning the basement laundry room and fruit cellar. There will be a lot of decisions to make about what to get rid of and what to keep in these rooms. Ick.
~Cleaning the computer room.
Do you notice a pattern here?
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Today, I'm in a funk. I've been cleaning and maintaining order pretty steadily for the past week. You know what's on my calendar today? Nothing. That hasn't happened in weeks. You know what that means?
A. The phone will ring in ten minutes and someone will need something, and I won't say no.
B. Some major tragedy will strike and my weekend will be eaten away.
C. I forgot to write something on the calendar.
But as it stands right now, this day on my calendar is empty. I'm ready for a party. Let's order subs, play games and watch movies all day. That's my plan.
I hope I'm not slipping back into procrastination mode. I prefer to think of it as a break. A nice, well-deserved break.
Right?
Oh, I have an idea! I'll write this break on my calendar! Then it will, like, a PLANNED break! And then I can fully appreciate it without feeling guilty! And then it won't be procrastination at all! And when someone calls to say, "Hey, are you busy today?" I can look on my calendar and say, "Hmm. Let me see. Yep. Sorry. I've got something on my calendar today."
I've gotta go. The phone's ringing.
"Hello? Ummm...just a sec. Let me check my calendar..."
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