The impending To-Do List beckons from the dining room table.
I pretend not to see it and busy myself with other important tasks, such as moving things from one counter to another, checking my web site traffic and lecturing the dog.
Soon enough, half the day has gone and nothing on the list has been done.
Shortly after, the day has passed entirely and I begin to mourn the loss of opportunity, accomplishment and reward.
Worst of all, there be a whole new list added to the existing one by morning!
My mother sometimes writes a Have-Done list to record her victories in a day, rather than bog herself down with a half checked list of things she was supposed “to-do” but failed to accomplish.
A friend recommended, “I only put things on my list that I know for certain I will definitely do, this way I’m sure
to feel accomplished at the end of the day.”
Oh Ok, Cool
Jen’s (revised) To-Do List
1 ) Be annoyed that I had to get out of bed
2 ) Promise not to drink coffee today but drink it anyway
3 ) Check E-mail
4 ) Talk to my mom on the phone
5 ) Refresh facebook page 6-600 times
6) resent the dog for breathing too loud
7 ) Look at one of my kids like I don’t know who they are at least once during the day
8 ) Read some other blogs for inspiration but don’t actually write anything
9 ) Contemplate showering
10 ) Wonder if it’s too early to switch to wine
Another friend goes as far as to confess that she only writes things she actually wants to do on her list.
Right…
1 ) Wake up to the giddy chatter of housekeepers and the sweet sound of a garden boy watering my hibiscus trees
2 ) Eat a light breakfast with tisane served by Curtis Stone at a bistro table next to my imaginary swimming pool.
3 ) Stare blankly at my imaginary personal assistant as she updates me on all upcoming engagements and red carpet events.
4 ) Go to the hairdresser to have my hair washed
5 ) Nap in a hammock in Mexico
6 ) Respond to hilarious tweets from my best friends, Russell Brand and Sarah Silverman
7 ) Oooh and Aahhh over my children’s straight A report cards and premature acceptance letters to Harvard and Yale
8 ) Lunch with friends in Brussels
9 ) Foot massage
10 ) Switch to wine
Seriously people, I’m desperate and I need your suggestions… When is an appropriate time of day to switch to wine?
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As I understand it, the higher (or in fact lower, obviously) you are in the “class” scale, the less you worry about things like when to switch to wine. The aristocracy are as likely to be tippling at ten in the morning as the bums in the park. It’s only the confused bourgeoisie who worry about such things. (I read it in a book, so it must be true.) So… now?
Basically, happy hour started right about the same time my coffee cup was empty.