Manic Morning
I’m a peppy person but sometimes I go into overdrive. I don’t know why. At night I take Tylenol PM for my allergies, so I should have been sluggish this morning. I got up early and went to the gym with friends. After our half hour workout we went for bagels.
When I returned home I craved something sweet. I spied the Ghirardelli brownie mix on the top of the fridge. I mixed that up but it would take forty-five minutes to bake.
I went to the back patio and did poop pick-up since tomorrow is garbage day. I noticed a plethora of weeds. It’s been so dry here they their roots haven’t been able to sink deep so I pulled those up easily.
I decided I’d better water the plants I had in containers on my front porch. They drain all over the Saltillo tile and made a mess which of course the white dogs loved to tramp in.
Twelve minutes to go before the brownies were ready I had bought some flowers at the 99 cent store. They were looking sad so I decided to repot them in a bigger pot. (Both the pots and the soil also came from my favorite place, the 99 cent store.)
After that I filled the teapot and eagerly awaited the brownies. Finally they were ready. I took them out and put the pan on the counter. It’s one of those pans with a grid so the brownies are perfectly cut. Unless you take the grid out too soon, which I did. They tasted delicious but didn’t look good enough to share with my neighbors.
I read the Sunday New York Times on the front porch, happily sipping tea, petting dogs, and eating brownies. When I’d finished with the paper, it was time to take a shower. That’s when I noticed that the dogs had sat in the potting soil that had spilled on the wet tiles. They were filthy. So I gave both dogs a bath before I took my own shower.
I got ready to go to my book club: applying on makeup and putting some thought into my outfit and accessories. On my way over to the restaurant, I realized how much I’d done. I didn’t feel anxious or like I was speeding. I felt efficient. Do you ever have these manic mornings?
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