Monday is Laundry Day

This morning Fred and I were both up in the Wee Smalls. It was around 3:30 I think. I very often wake up around that hour, look at the time on the digital clock across the room* and go back to sleep, but this morning was one of those when my eyes pop open and my brain slides into gear and that is it. No point in even trying for more sleep. He was up first and when I got up, he put the morning pot of coffee on. I read my email, read the few favorites who had updated and ate a slice of toast and Marmite. I also blew my nose many times although, I am happy to say, nowhere near as many as I had to during the massage yesterday. But then I was not lying face down this morning either! Then about two hours later, and despite the coffee, a wave of sleep swept over me and I went back to bed. When I woke up again at 8:15, Fred was back in bed and as I write now at 9:30, he is still asleep.

* Looking at the clock across the room is a big deal for me even now  because I still rejoice in the fact that I can read the time from across the room. Before I had my cataracts removed and the lens that corrects the severe myopia implanted in my eyes, I had to wear an Indiglo wrist watch so that in the night I could bring it right up to my face and see the time. Fred’s clock with its large digital readout was just a red blur to me. Another change — this morning I am wearing my sister’s watch with the turquoise band, and even though it is a woman’s watch and smaller in size than a man’s watch, I can read the face. Before I had the eye surgery done, I wore a man’s watch always because even with my glasses on and in full daylight , I couldn’t read the face of the average watch made for women.

I have decided that for a while, every day I  am going to wear one of the pieces of turquoise jewellery that belonged to my sister. I don’t think I will need to do this forever, but right now it seems important to me that I wear something that reminds me of her every day.

Ok, time for a list! Today I am going to do the following:

• wash clothes {already started}
• wash yesterday’s dishes
• go for a walk
• take my camera and make some close-ups of an interesting bush I see when I walk. The bush has some tiny, bright red berries and I want to do a pen and wash drawing.
• which reminds me I need to check on the actual day my pastels class starts in September. I am thinking the 5th but it would probably be a Good Thing to have the exact date and time. {I do know the place because it is the same room where the summer drawing classes where held.}
• Possibly start sorting out the shoes that Fred wants me to put on Freecycle for him.

The timer for the laundry is buzzing so I am off to put the load in the dryer and another load in the washer…

Until later..

Number of Steps on the pedometer for yesterday: 4667

Yes, you are correct. Only one walk.