Beyond the Fork in the Road: Today . . . .

I need to:

Do some Chicken Mama's Graphic & Web Design work.
Do some of the above - pro bono - for the local art festival. DONE! Okay, so now I only have 2 things done, and it's already 12:54. Greeeeatt.
Kill mosquitoes.
Work in the garden (tomatoes, onions, and potatoes need to be planted).
Work in the chicken yard.
Kill mosquitoes.
Call a girlfriend back about babysitting on Friday. DONE!
Kill mosquitoes.
Empty the compost bucket.
Make the 1-hour-round-trip down to a client/friend/massage therapist's to work on her computer in trade for massages.
Finish & deliver belated birthday present for above friend.
Print two essential oil invoices.
Eat something. DONE! Not satisfying, though. Although, the hour+ break I took in front of the DVD & flatscreen upstairs was . . . even tho I'm feeling a little guilty about taking the time.

I want to:

Make cupcakes (the butter is softening). After all, I DO have my priorities!
Clean the pantry (whose desperate state I noticed while grabbing the ingredients for the cupcakes).
Work on the family tree.

I should:

Get some ironing done.
Wash a batch of clothes.
Vacuum.
Do some yard work - still have those flowers seeds to plant.
Pay some bills.
Fill the birdfeeder.
E-mail my Tallulah's goose egg customers telling them she's done laying for the year.
Brush my teeth and wash my face! (Oh, you mean most people get that done FIRST THING in the morning?!) DONE!
Do the dishes.
Clip my toenails.
Make cottage cheese out of the gallon of milk in the refrig before it goes bad.
Work on my own Chicken Mama Originals (photography business) for the upcoming art festival. Tiny bit DONE by default of finishing above-mentioned birthday gift. New card line: Quotationery! (Get it: stationery + quotes!)
Update the blog. DONE! (Thanks, Mom!)
Refill the water that's evaporated out of the fish aquarium.
Put the screen in the window above the kitchen sink so I can open it now that it's bug season.

Quotable Quotes

"We (humans) are the only animal that fouls its own nest."

- Think about it.

"If you must complain, limit it to only those things you cannot change."

- Note to self.

"You know, it's not about owning some fancy possession. It's about becoming a part of that history."

- This illustrates exactly how I feel about this Swamp River Ridge house which will be standing long after I'm gone.

"I'm so far behind that I thought I was first!"

"Television is 'a throw-away narcotic for the Reality-stunned'"

- Trevanian

"You know, nothing really happens here. But I am constantly amazed how entertaining nothing always turns out to be."

"If everybody wanted everybody else to be happy all the time, then would it be Christmas all the time?" Laura asked.

And Ma said, "Yes, Laura."

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

"I do get tired. But, I never get tired of what I do."

- Sister Timothy "Tim" Kirby, CSS

"In new snow, there are no secrets."

- Gary Paulsen

"Fake it until you make it!"

4 comments:

Mama PeaJune 16, 2009 1:15 PM
You forgot to put down "Update my blog" . . . which you DID do! Quick, write it down so you can cross it off. :o)
Chicken MamaJune 16, 2009 1:25 PM
Will do! Kind of a cheatin' way of doin' it, though, wasn't it? ;)
UBJune 16, 2009 3:02 PM
Fab pictures. I cannot wait for my blackcurrants to ripen. I really adore them, yum yum yum. Do you have them in your garden?
RuthieJJune 17, 2009 6:27 AM
You have the same problem I do sometimes -- not enough hours in the day to accomodate all the things that need to get done! Good luck!

If you are familiar with me and where I live, please respect my right to retain some anonymity by not referring to me by anything other than Chicken Mama nor mentioning city/town/villages by place names. Thanks!

Pages

* * * * * * *

Today . . . .

4 comments: