Today, Sunday June 7^th, 2015; I have been given the gift of relaxation. I’ve decided not to work at my day job this weekend.  We are in the process of a major software implementation.   I am woefully behind and next week promises to be jam packed with tasks.  But I need some recovery time.  This is the last weekend before training begins for our fall marathons and soon we will begin summer hours at work.  10 hour days, four days a week.

Yesterday I cleaned house.  I mean actually cleaned!  I scrubbed, mopped, dusted organized and polished.  This morning, I made pancakes, hash browns and scrambled eggs for breakfast.    With the help of my family, the leftovers are put away, the dishwasher loaded and I find myself sitting at the computer with a full day to write.

I fiddled through my email, opened my current novel in progress, and reviewed and edited some short stories.  I recently rescued the stories from an old computer I am going to retire.  Making a mental list of writing tasks on my plate, I contemplated what I should do first.

I decided to move outside to the deck to write.  Moving outside required digging up an extension cord for the laptop and my phone charger.  Check, I’m hooked up to power and ready to work.

It’s already hot outside, but the deck is still shaded by the overhead oak and pine trees surrounding it.  Just as I’m thinking how cool it is, I realize I should be preemptive and put up the umbrella before the sun shifts and I start to sweat.  Now if I could just remember where I stored it last summer.  Maybe it is in the front hall closet.  I pull coats and bags aside to search and I am not having much luck.  Pushing the door closed, I couldn’t think where else to look, so I give it one more try.  I found it!  It was tucked in the back corner, shorter than I remembered, so it had been overlooked on my first try.

Now, I’m golden.  The breeze is cool, I have power and a wonderfully cold bottle of water.  I’m watching the cats play while my husband is digging weeds and adding another raised bed.  Our garden rarely produces much, but we are quite successful at feeding the deer and the rabbits.

I think I should go help him for a while.  We need to decide what to put into the new garden space.  Perhaps today is a day to enjoy small victories and random tasks.  Maybe I’ll catch up with writing later…..  I’m off to the garden center.