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Saturday, November 30, 2024

To List or Not to List

My list, long or short 

always includes writing. 

Writing is big on my list, 

given pride of place in the #1 spot, 

followed obediently by 

my daily exercises. 


take the garbage out, the recycling down, 

laundry day, make pancake batter, 

order groceries, put away groceries, 

set bread, bake bread,

clean the bathroom, etcetera. 

Appointments or outings with family or friends


Life is full of so much more.

Spaces between all the things 

we do in a day are filled with 

the aroma of fresh bread, 

soup bubbling on the stove,

the laughter of family and friends, 

the sounds of life being lived. 


A little list sets guideposts, 

touch stones for our homes.


“Lists are how I parse and manage the world.”

~ Adam Savage, entertainer

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