Today was one of those on-the-run days where you bustle non-stop without feeling like you’ve gotten much done. Yes, I did laundry, shipped Christmas packages, and shopped for sympathy cards; yes, I wrote morning pages, checked online classes, and met with a coaching client. But by the time my Wednesday night yoga class rolled around, I hadn’t made much progress with the online grading I’d planned to finish in the morning, I hadn’t started addressing the “holiday cards” that will now arrive around New Year’s, and I hadn’t begun digging my kitchen and coffee tables out from under the piles of books and papers that inevitably accumulate at the end of every semester.
In a word, where did my Catch-Up Wednesday go?
Wherever Wednesday disappeared to, I did snap one picture–enough for a quick blog-post–on my way from the laundromat to the store. These unplanned moments–ones that so often arrive in the midst of bustling, non-stop catch-up days–are the very reason I carry my digicam everywhere I go. You never know when you’ll see a stranger’s dog guarding his truck, paw resting on the window-edge in a gesture that says “All mine.”
Dec 20, 2006 at 9:36 pm
That’s hilarious. Thanks for the chuckle. And good luck catching up and then finally getting a good rest/break. Sounds like you actually got quite a lot done, even if there’s still a pile left to tackle. Let the holiday cards come fashionably late!
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Dec 20, 2006 at 9:51 pm
I especially like the asymmetrical-ear thing. 🙂 And I’ll *eventually* be caught up: I always manage to get things done when they must be done. I just want everything to have been done by, oh, yesterday.
As we say in my Zen school, “More suffering is necessary!” 🙂
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Dec 20, 2006 at 11:20 pm
That picture did indeed make me smile. NPR has its Driveway Moments, this was a Hoardedordinaries call the spouse to come look at this photo moment.
Also, Fido could tell you were an animal lover since he was not barking and showing teeth.
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Dec 20, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Great shot–and a lovely diversion from my own endless catching up.
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Dec 21, 2006 at 12:28 am
Hello Lorianne,
Being a frequent visitor of Hoarded Ordinaries, I was inspired to buy a Panasonic Lumix LZ3. I recently started a photo blog, so feel free to check it out at http://lonewolf108blog.blogspot.com/
But keep in mind, I am a complete novice and my Lumix is the first camera I’ve ever owned.
Michael
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Dec 21, 2006 at 12:38 am
Hah! It looks like the dog is driving the car, possibly pausing at a red light! Thanks for the smile the photo gave me!
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Dec 21, 2006 at 7:21 am
I’m all for New Year cards…maybe you should formally launch the tradition?
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Dec 22, 2006 at 8:46 am
Priceless. Utterly human expression! Wishing you time to rest and wind down in the next few days, Lorianne.
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