Hot and humid. Sunny and bright. It was over 101F in my driveway, even in the shade by late afternoon yesterday and today looks like it will be as hot. It’s summer in Houston.
Yesterday I did my stuff, letting the kid drive me around while I offered suggestions about things she needs to work on. Talked a bit more about some of the traffic and car tracking infrastructure that is in place. More along the theme of hidden layers of the universe. Afterwards she washed and cleaned the car.
I spent a bit of time putting some stuff away and sorting, while getting dinner on the table. I warmed up the costco heat and eat Tacos Al Pastor, and got some condiments ready to go with it. And took D2 to and from her T/Th activity. I spent too much time doing pickups. I’m starting to internalize that now. Hopefully I can turn that into not doing pickups every day.
Baby steps. I’m in a rut and my habits have morphed past useful and good to something a bit detrimental. That’s only if you consider that I have stuff I need/want to do instead of doing pickups. Which I do.
Today I’ll be challenged to get stuff done and still be at school in time to move the kid around.
There is always something that needs attention. I’m not as good at setting priorities and getting them done as I used to be. It’s a little discouraging. And a lot self centered and maudlin.
But on the other hand, time is ticking. I heard from an old friend yesterday, that a mutual friend had died. I was thinking of both of them last week and her memorial took place over the weekend. I didn’t even know she had been sick, as we’d lost touch years ago. She was a couple of years younger than me, but the big C got her. The list of people that I know personally that have crossed over to whatever is next is getting longer. I suppose that’s the way of things if you live long enough, and averages mean that someone has to go younger than me for everyone who holds on longer than me. It’s put me in a mood though.
My momentum stalled out. Time to get it moving again. Always be working. And stack.
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