What I Didn't Do

School starts today. The "didn't do" list below is a recap of my summer.

No trips to NYC but I got to see my daughter as Janet Van De Graaff. :)

I didn't travel to NYC to see a Broadway show or take a family vacation.

I didn't ride any roller coasters although I felt like I was on one for most of the summer.

I didn't revise my NaNoWriMo novel.

I didn't read the classics I loaded onto my iPad. I opted for trashy beach stuff.

I didn't dye my hair blond or get any tattoos or piercings.

I didn't lose 10 pounds or get back on my gluten-free diet that when I'm on makes me feel wonderful.

I didn't throw up or pass out when I watched my daughter perform in her first professional musical production. I did hide in the back row of the theater just in case.

I didn't throw up or pass out when I had to learn how to change my son's wound dressing. One of my biggest accomplishments of the summer.

I didn't get divorced or have a major illness.

I didn't quite let go of all my anger about losing what I had worked so hard for professionally, but I'm getting there.

I didn't just ponder growing my own tomatoes. They tasted divine.

I didn't stop breathing or scream when I took my teenage son out to practice driving. I stuck to gasping and pushing my pretend brake.

I didn't teach summer school.

I didn't get a speeding ticket, get in any accidents, or lose my keys.

I didn't hold on to all my children's books I used in my last position. They now reside in classrooms in Michigan and Florida.

I didn't have a garage sale.

I didn't sleep well.

I didn't get a pedicure.

I didn't feel torn when my daughter went back to college.

I didn't think the summer would fly this fast.

 

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Getting It Done

 I reviewed my spring break to-do list and I am proud that I'm getting it done. Amazing what 7 to 8 hours of  sleep each night can do for a person. I've been reading, reading, reading. I prefer nonfiction. Right now I'm reading Twitter for Dummies. And my son and I have started our own board game challenge. Our goal is to play a different board game everyday we are on vacation. So far, I've lost at Stratego, Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Battleship. And I've been taking pictures. I want to collect pretty backgrounds for photo collages and my Lino It canvases. And vegetables . . . eating green leafy things makes me feel so much better. Exhale. Big smile.

Spring Break To-Do List

Weeds. Edited in Picnic.

My spring break starts in two more days. I am happy to just be home with my son.  My list may change or get longer but for today, this is my plan for the week. I'll probably have to fit some cleaning and laundry in but they will be way further down the list, like number 27 or 28. I can dream, can't I?

1. Sleep
2. Read
3. Read some more
4. Empty my inbox
5. Walk a lot
6. Eat vegetables
7. Play Monopoly with way too cool teenage son (his idea)
8. Take photographs of whatever interests me
9. Breath
10. Smile

Brain Full, Body Tired

A List of Things on My Mind

This is a screenshot of one of my Lino It boards. I've always been fond
of colorful sticky notes. :)