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04/19/2003 Archived Entry: "STUFF TO DO"

STUFF TO DO

I spend so much time each day doing “stuff” just so I can get around to doing the things I want to do. It takes more and more time each day for the former, leaving less and less time for the latter.

There are certain things we feel compelled to do every day, sometimes several times a day…like grabbing the tooth brush, squeezing the tube and brushing 3 minutes. There goes 3 minutes of an otherwise good day…x 4 or more.

Then there is flossing, swishing with Listerine, taking showers, putting on sun screen and make up, rubbing down with moisturizer, taking pills, drinking a gallon of water, getting dressed, putting on shoes and socks, tying shoe strings (tough with a spine that doesn't bend), cleaning and filing nails, cleaning my "sleeper machine" hoses and mask, eating, doing dishes, putting stuff away, looking for misplaced stuff, watering flowers, picking up stuff and moving it somewhere else to pick up later and move again, remember vitamins, returning phone calls, delivering stuff, making appointments, getting groceries, cooking, clearing a path from the front door…and then maybe …just maybe…there might be time to do something we really need or want to do. That’s not mentioning the necessity of getting out and walking an hour a day. I guess that’s why that part isn’t happening. Maybe when the fitness center opens………

This kind of "stuff" takes longer than it used to and that leaves less time for all the good stuff you can't really enjoy until all the other "stuff" is done. Whew...I haven't even mentioned sleeping and other such necessities. No wonder I feel as thought I never get anything done!