What’s my biggest challenge?

Staying focused. I rely on routines and habits for meals and exercise. Coffee. Elliptical & some PT/yoga before breakfast. Then shower and dress. I also make short lists of goals in a weekly planner. Small things. Write a letter. Change the linens. Clean out a drawer. That’s where things get messy.

Today my jobs were to do some research for the nonprofit committee I’m on and make some progress on editing/revising a piece of fiction. Easy enough, right?

But the birds were looking for water in the frozen birdbath outside the office window. So, I had to fill it with warm water to melt the ice. Then I remembered this challenge and needed to write about that. Then I started cooking a chicken breast for a salad I’ll make later. And I really ought to put a few more children’s books in the Little Free Library on the corner. And that jigsaw puzzle on the dining room table isn’t going to do itself.

Once off-track, my mind is hard to rein in. But I’ve got an hour or so before lunch, so maybe I can work on Us, Again for a bit.

As long as no shiny objects, squirrels, or buzzing, beeping notifications distract me. Wish me luck.