Guess I can stop my whining now. Marcel and the girls cleaned the house while I was at work, and I managed to clean the three piles of clutter off my desk. And the big project hanging over my head is going to the printer on Monday, so that’s DONE! Who knew that writing an “if only” list would make all these little dreams come true!
I had a positively lovely and invigorating ride in to work this morning. Here are some of the things that made it so lovely:
1. It’s 20 degrees this morning! Yay! A nice reprieve from the heatwave we’ve been having and a pure joy to bike in.
2. There were hot air balloons rising above the city. I LOVE hot air balloons!
3. The tunnel I usually go through to avoid a couple of busy streets is finally almost free of broken glass.
4. No cars cut me off this morning, nor did any transit buses elbow me into a corner.
5. I rode past a vegetable garden, green and lush with growth. The fragrance of fresh onions and dill filled the air.
6. I get to ride over 2 rivers on my way. The fork of those two rivers is where this city was built. Rivers give life and energy to a city. And being close to water calms me.
7. I like my bike. I look at the transit buses and I’m glad I’m not on them.
8. The sky was clear, bright blue. It’s been dry for nearly a week now. No rain! Yay! No puddles to navigate around or splash through. No black line up my butt from splashing, dirty water!
9. I get to ride past the Bears on Broadway – they always put a smile on my face. Thank you to whoever was responsible for this brilliant idea! A nice bright spot in our city’s downtown this summer.
10. It’s Friday.
About the only thing that wasn’t so good was that the path I usually take along the river for part of my ride is still under water. But hopefully, if this dry spell (yes, I know that 4 days without rain is too short to call a “dry spell”, but I can be hopeful, can’t I?) keeps up, it will be dry before the end of the summer. It’s a great place to ride because it’s right across from the rowing club and I get to watch early-morning rowing teams out practicing.
And now the words of Queen are running through my head… “I like to ride my bicycle…”
Julie with my dad after a lovely train ride with the family. Aaahh… Pleasant memory.
Oh yeah, Gina and Suzanne, you’re definitely not alone…
If, as you live your life, you find yourself mentally composing blog entries about it, post this exact same sentence in your weblog.
If only I could have an afternoon with no interruptions, I might get a chance to clean out my in-box.
If only I had some time to clean up my desk I might get a better handle on organizing my office.
If only I had some kid-free time at home, I could tackle some of the clutter that’s taken over our home and threatens to choke us all in our sleep.
If only I liked cleaning more, I wouldn’t fall so far behind all the time.
If only I’d been born with some of the organizational/cleaning genes that seem to be missing from my brain, I wouldn’t have any reason to write this “if only” list, ’cause my office and house would be SPARKLING!
If only I weren’t so easily distracted, I’d be getting some work done instead of writing this blog.
If only we could afford to hire a housecleaner again. (Hey – is there such a thing as an office-cleaner?)
If only I liked cleaning HALF as much as I like wasting time, reading, writing, cycling, talking, eating, sitting…
Ah shut up with yer whining and just GET SOME WORK DONE!