Think of all the resolutions a person could make to become happier and healthier. I've got several myself. A half-hour of yoga every day. At least seven strands of needlepoint a week. Forty-five minutes of aerobic exercise six days a week. Reading a minimum of three articles in The New York Times every day. Daily dog walks. Twice weekly dog brushing (that last one is new). And, of course, the stuff project.I wonder, sometimes, if the structure and busyness of all these resolutions masks deeper things, like nail polish over grass-stained nails. I've adjusted quite nicely to Emma's being away. Will I miss her more when the stuff project is over?
I consider myself quite lazy. I never try to do my best. I only try to do the minimum. In my mind, this is strategic. Why do more than is necessary to accomplish the goal? This is why a doll boot or a few books or a broken WaterPik suffice. Or still more office supplies.
Office supplies. They are still coming out of the woodwork. Why do we have three of them? Strangely enough, all three work. I elected to keep the retro gray one. The other two went into the Gardens to become part of the office supply shelf.
Lazy or strategic, many days I would rather just go home and crash with a cup of hot tea and a steampunk romance.
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