UGH. it has been a great day!

that's right. on my list of things to do today are about a dozen items that i had been putting off- emails, phone calls, grading assignments...well, here's pretty much the whole thing:

- email: lw, kf, al, jg, dad, rb, b, pr, ep (aside from "dad", which stands for my dad, those are initials); sga blog

- laundry (3 loads!)

- pantry: inventory, email, volunteers

- grade artist lists

- finish grades

- register for jury duty (bleh)- fill out form and call

- call old doctor's office

- call new doctor's office

- work on layout

- email layout

- call about layout

- blog?

- pilates

see how many emails? see how much grading?? ok, so i only have 8 students, and it took a matter of minutes to read and grade their two-page homework assignment, but that hasn't ever stopped me from putting it off! and anyway, see how many phone calls????

WELL. i was slightly dreading today, yesterday, because, like i said, those are almost all things i'd been putting off. and who wants to purposely fill their day with chores they actively avoid? but today i had two things to look forward to: a delicious breakfast of pancakes made by my b (yum!!), and dinner out tonight (also with b). with those two lovely events, i wanted to fill my day with productivity (fueled by whole-wheat sourdough blueberry pancakes), so that i could confidently enjoy yak tonight (we're planning to try out a nepalese restaurant), satisfied with a day's work well done.

by lunchtime (12:30*), i had gleefully gouged in check-marks over the following items:

- email: lw, kf, al, jg, dad, rb, b, pr, ep; sga blog

- laundry

- pantry: inventory, email, volunteers

- grade artist lists

- finish grades

- work on layout

- email layout 

that left:

- register for jury duty (bleh)- fill out form and call

- call old doctor's office

- call new doctor's office

- call about layout

- blog?

- pilates

and now i'm down to:

- blog?

- pilates

which will soon be just:

- pilates

i really enjoy pilates. for a long time i fervently believed that you couldn't get a good workout without doing something highly strenuous and high-impact for a long time. but those kinds of things tend to hurt my knees and i can't afford to buy $80 sneakers every six months. then i discovered pilates on netflix streaming. it's really wonderful- it's relaxing, but i feel like i get a quality workout. and i don't even need shoes.

anyway, i was noticing that, not only was i getting stuff done like crazy today, my attitude was even pretty good. i know this is god working in me- blessing me today. i usually only work cheerfully on things that i like working on, while things that i don't enjoy are 1) avoided, or 2) done with resentment. i've often experienced what i would call god helping me get things done, but this is one of the first times i've (relaxed and) enjoyed the process, hunkering down and simply slogging through. and craziest thing of all- i didn't put anything off today, and now, at just past 3pm, i'm done with all that i needed to do! yay!

i'll let you know how the yak is. :)

*i made a yummy smoothie for with lunch- it was, approximately, 2 carrots, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup orange juice, 1/2-2/3 cup frozen blueberries, 1 banana, ~3/4 cup frozen pineapple. there was a lot, but it was good! i may try something similar with coconut milk.