Call for the children - who are either on the computer, watching TV or riding bikes in the neighborhood - and then get an update on where everyone needs to be, who has a diorama due the next day, and whose chores have or have not been done.
Shoes off, trip over the cats on my way to the coffe machine to make tea (the machine has never seen a single coffee bean!), change into comfy civilian clothes, set the alarms (yes, plural - have 3 that go off in the wee hours of the ”morning”) and then turn on the computer.
throw down purse, keys, sit down for a few minutes and veg. out then start dinner, and on to the next task at hand whether it be getting ready for a nite meeting or laundry etc. but just to unwind for a few minutes is real good therapy
Pour myself a glass of Nectar of the Gods (flavor: red) , first things first! Then off with the shoes and clothes, into comfy attire. Give dog a treat, sort through mail. I used to cook dinner when the kids were living at home, but now wonderful hubby does all the cooking. No complaints here!
Amen to taking off the shoes!! I once had a neighbor, much like Mr. Heckles on Friends, who lived in the apartment below me and complained that I “clomped around in [my] big ol’ shoes.” How wrong she was! Perhaps my bare feet are capable of clomping as well… But it was nice to be able to just open the door a little wider and show her my shoeless feet and the empty pairs by the door.
Unfortunately I’ve reached the age where a quick dash to the bathroom is first on the list (and the last thing to do before I leave the house - just ask my family)
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