Day 14

Started on: Page 141
Finished on: Page 177
Pages read: 36

Today I woke up at 10 a.m. Not my best work, but good enough for the things I had to get done. I was rested, which is a point in my favor.

I had coffee, watched kids sing in a competition, and cried, as I always do. I don’t do this every day. I just cry any time I hear good live singing. Or any good singing, really.

I watched the news, had another cappuccino, and got started.

11 a.m.

12 p.m. – One task done.

1 p.m. – Then another.

2 p.m. – And then another before lunch.

Then coffee, an episode of New Girl, and a post on Instagram and In Between the Lines to find the right pick for July. I checked the book club, and it currently has 23 members. No one has participated this month, so I hope this next pick gets people more excited to join. We’ll see.

I got back to work.

4 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m. – I had gotten through enough of my pile to not feel guilty about reading. I read 30 pages of The Unwilding with a cold glass of Coca-Cola between laundry piles.

7 p.m. – Scotland vs. Curaçao. We’re limited in the matches we’re able to watch because of the scheduling conflicts on this part of the world. We had to watch, or at least have it playing in the background to make a statement. It’s a World Cup summer.

8 p.m.

9 p.m. – I fit another six pages in before dinner.

10 p.m. – I’m writing this post to update you on why I couldn’t read beyond my page count, while realizing that tomorrow might be slightly ruined by tonight’s failed “early night.” A daily promise.

The next two days are when the stressful events collide, and once I wake up on Wednesday, everything will slow down. By Friday, all the chaos will have subsided, the tasks will be complete, and I’ll be free to enjoy the next few days as summer truly arrives.