Those of us of a certain age remember the nose wiggle. If you were like me, you practiced it in the mirror.
I woke up today at 230a, a list of tasks running through my brain, seemingly unending. Laundry, major decluttering, putting together a garage sale for all of my now-unnecessary teaching materials and classroom decor, scheduling medical appointments, meeting up with friends, catching up on journaling and filling in my planner and writing thank-you notes and meal-planning....you get the idea.
I really wanted to nose-wiggle it done. One twitch, and the mountain of clothes disappears. Another, and my job applications are submitted. Third twitch, and the menus would be filled in through August.
Alas, the nose twitching didn't produce any such effects. I spent an hour and a half in bed, completing all of the New York Times games and starting my Amazon Prime Day cart, before my brain finally shut off enough to squeeze in a couple more hours of sleep. The only magic happening will be the arrival of a few tubes of toothpaste and collagen for my coffee, appearing on my doorstep in a few days.
The nose wiggle! Oh how I wish it worked. One reason I don't like summer is I act as if I have all the time in the world to get everything done. Some items from the purge have been relocated, lol, but that's about it! Oh, and Slicing today totally counts! (I almost missed it-again.)
ReplyDeleteEvery little check-off counts, Alice! Good luck with the purge.
DeleteYes, the nose wiggle. I miss Darren and Sam. You captured the overwhelmedness with your list-- I got the idea! Enjoy the collagen and toothpaste.
ReplyDeleteOur house is a major retirement project, to be sure. And there are so many ways to procrastinate...
DeleteI long for that nose wiggle too! And I'm a 2:30am worrier, waker-upper too. Embrace the magic to come, even if it's just toothpaste and collagen.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ramona. Hoping my sleep schedule smooths out soon!
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