Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Seventy-Four

1. Morning fog.

2. Out of office responder.

3. Two cups of coffee that I immediately regret.

4. The contractor is back to work on the deck. I read against the background noise of saws and hammers. Nothing new. There is always work being done. If not a saw, then a chipper or a leaf blower or a helicopter or a jackhammer. It is normal now.

5. Gratitude for the ability to just sit.

6. I do another count and realize I am short - that I will be really short if I do not go back and try to get them to play. I write a letter to parents in hopes they will encourage their children to come out. Try to reassure them that I am different. We will see.

7. Appetite is still not the same these days.

8. I see a calendar notification come across my phone. I am tempted to open the work computer but resist. The point of not working is to not work.

9. Almost all done.

10. The risk would be big, but so would the reward.