It wasn’t a busy day with tons of things to do, but it was a productive day. I’ve never cared much about having a busy day, however, having a productive day os very important to me. I don’t need to pack in a ton of activities into a day but I’ve always needed the satisfaction of knowing things were accomplished. 

During the morning hours, I accomplished feeding the dogs and propping open the back door so they could come and go from the backyard and inside. I fully intended to trim and mow the yard so that I’d be ready to hop into the shower by Noon so I could meet Mama Kay for lunch at approximately 12:30 PM. When I saw the clock hit at 11:30 AM, I knew the morning pursuit of yardwork had passed me by.

We launched for our regular taco Tuesday, and by the time I got home at 2:45 PM, I felt physically wasted. I started to nap after feeding the dogs and was abruptly awakened by the eight month old who landed on my chest, showering me with kisses and snuggles. After some time with each of the pooches, I managed to nap until 5:45 PM.

At 6:15 PM, I began trimming the grass and edging. I accomplished it, along with mowing both the front and backyard by 7:20 PM. I am quite satisfied with this effort.

Since 7:40 PM, I’ve been relaxing on the deck in my chaise lounge and a delicious, well deserved empty bowl of sugar-free vanilla ice cream is on the table beside me. The five pooches alternate from lounging on the deck to running over to the fence to greet passing dogs with their humans.

I hope to turn in early this evening as I’ve an early day starting at the Schuster Center by 8:15 AM. My goal is to be home by 1:15 PM so I can rest before going to dinner with two friends who are now former studio moms. 

But, it was a fine productive day. The yard is mowed before the rain arrives Thursday.