Last night . . . at some point, I shut my phone off. I have no memory of doing that.
I woke up at 5:36 with a dog and cat staring me down. Why didn't they wake me up? They always wake me up . . .
My discovery was they get me up when the first alarm goes off. They hear the little vibrating buzz and nuzzle and meow. When they don't get that cue, they won't. I found that to be kind of interesting.
Waking up late put me into a bit of a frazzle. I felt discombobulated, it took me way to long to figure out who needed a lunch packed, who needed what for breakfast, I didn't get my outfit ready for the day . . . what just happened last night that all of these things didn't get done and has left me scrambling?
Then, we had the time wrong on when to drive to the final exam. Luckily we did not miss it. Drop off then a quick pick up.
I made coffee without putting the carafe back . . . the day after I mop the floor I have a coffee river flowing through my kitchen.
Meanwhile, I nearly missed all of the Skyped in music lesson. What else could go wrong?
I've checked and double checked where I need to be for the rest of the day and made a very short list of things that I must get done: fold the clothes, walk the dog, make dinner, and write for 30 minutes without interuption, and helping my kid study for a Honors World History final.
Life is busy, period. I meet each moment, knowing it will be my last--of that moment. I will never help him study for World History again, I will never make this particular dinner again, I will never fold this combination of clothes again, when I walk the dog--each step will be completely different than the previous step. My writing may or may not be inspired. This is what it means to be mindful.
