Day: April 3, 2007

I have washed 12 loads of laundry today and there are still about 3 loads to go before I am done.

Today I am drifting and sniffling and coughing and assimilating an overwhelming pile of experiences. The sniffling and coughing are because of my cat allergies. The house where we stayed had cats. The drifting may be a result of coming down off of the allergy medication load or it could be because I spent 14 hours in a van yesterday. We pulled in at 2 am this morning.

Despite being drifty I’ve been working steadily on unpacking and laundry. By Friday I want there to be no remaining evidence that we went on a trip other than happy memories and a few new things stowed away neatly where they belong. I also intend to scrub out the interior of my fridge because we forgot to dump half a gallon of milk before we left. Mmmm. Yogurt.

The pattern for today has been work a little, then sit while I identify what I need to do next. Then I close my eyes for a minute. One minute stretches to 5 or 10 while my brain wanders. Then either my thought train winds to the end of its path, or some external noise reminds me that I have more things to do. I get up and do the next thing. Repeat.

Most of my brain meanderings today have been pondering on redecorating my house. Not just pondering, but planning. In my head I am picking out paint colors and cupboards and baseboards. I know that I won’t have money for any of this for awhile, but my brain stubbornly keeps demolishing things and rebuilding them better. I’m not sure where my brain thinks I’m going to have the time to do all of this remodeling either. Mostly I’m letting it plan, because then the plans will be there waiting for me when I do actually have the time and money.

“Decorating my house” was on the list of things that I don’t do. Apparently a piece of my brain has decided that need to change. But not today. Today I am doing laundry and stowing suitcases and sanitizing the fridge.