today’s to do list

it’s beautiful out today, & i feel productive

it’s early spring

it’s bright skies & cherry blossoms & i’ve only had four hours of sleep so i feel productive;

today i am going to be productive,

today i am making my list,

today i am going to:

make the pancakes from that recipe i got last summer

make the bed for the first time in weeks

vacuum for the first time in over a week

go for the walk i’ve been waiting to go on

maybe coffee with a friend i haven’t seen in a year

mail these fifty letters

check the post box for the first time in over a month

pay last month’s bills

get groceries by myself: apples, bananas, bread, brocolli & quinoa

start painting one of these canvases i’ve had for weeks

finish the painting i started in december

paint my fingernails since my old polish has all chipped off

unload yesterday’s clean dishes

throw out yesterday’s stale tea

call my mother

go out for dinner — maybe that new restaurant down the street?

easter dinner?

try this lemon poppyseed loaf recipe i’ve been looking at for 2 weeks

have a little unscheduled bipolar breakdown

eat cold pancakes two hours late while i

cry into kleenex over old written words

…….

today i am going to stay home,

again.