The Best of Intentions

Sometimes my mind will jump around in the early morning hours like a pogo stick on a cement sidewalk.  I'll go over each task I failed to do the day before, and then focus on the many obligations I have to do this new day.  

Who said early retirement is relaxing?

I need to call the eye doctor as the receptionist reports I haven’t been in for five years.  I must schedule a dental cleaning by the end of the December.

I need to phone the dermatologist and have her check the ‘freckles’ on my face.  I must schedule an ultra-sound of my kidneys as the MRI found a cyst on each one.

I need to get a pedicure whether or not I’m wearing boots for the next several months. I must write a check to the water company for the payment I forgot to send in October.

I need to take both senior pets to the vet for their respective check-ups. I must locate the two pillow cases that hold all of my winter clothing.

I need to call 'Grease Monkey' and schedule the oil change I missed in August.

I must save enough money to place the winter studded tires on my Jeep this month.

And the list goes on and on and I have yet to rub the sleep out of my eyes!

Working full time placed a lot of obligations on my back burner.  This would include spring house cleaning and finding the perfect recipe for the fried turkey I would like to prepare for Thanksgiving.

It’s now time to go down the list and get busy.