Have you ever noticed how different people have different words they use as descriptors? I have a friend, a fellow boater, who uses the word "lumpy" to describe uncomfortable wave-height conditions. I have long heard the word "choppy" to describe minor wind and waves at, say, one to two feet in height. I have never been on a boat with this friend to find out what wave conditions are if he refers to them as lumpy. It is possible I would find it unpleasant. More than likely....... The worst wave conditions I have been in, other than a terrible car-ferry crossing of Lake Michigan in a storm years ago, are waves of six to seven feet. Many of my boating friends have been in worse conditions and I do not wish to join that club.
Somewhere in years past, someone used the word "large" to describe a day that was a bit too big (busy, hectic). It was a term that resonated with me and I've had occasion to use it from time to time. I try to avoid "large" days because they are almost always fraught with too many errands and tend to be days that are simply too long for my body to remain invigorated and full of energy. At the end (or sometimes in the middle) of a "large" day, I feel like a bicycle tire that has gone flat. Maybe a better description would be to imagine the marshmallow man in "Ghost Busters" being stuck by a pin.
Today was a typical "large" day. Too many stops to have to make and too many tasks to perform upon returning home. I guess I should be thankful that, even with all the required stops, I had no schedule to keep, only a list to refer to and complete.
One of my favorite rituals, during a "large" day, is to purchase a large cup (see a connection?) of McDonalds' coffee, consume half of it while it is still steaming hot, then save the rest for a "coffee" stop in my favorite chair (or office) after I'm home and have completed all of the necessary jobs there. Today was no different. I put away fourteen bags of groceries, re-packed some larger quantity foods to go in the freezer, folded up all of the paper grocery sacks, changed the cat's litter box, shook the rugs in the laundry room that kitty gets litter all over, swept the floor, put a load of towels in the washing machine, tossed said clean towels into the dryer then........found my waiting half-of-a-large coffee, heated it up in my favorite mug, and headed for my office cave and my laptop. No sooner had I seated my weary body in my desk chair and the dryer buzzer sounded, indicating that the towels were dry.
"Nay, nay", said I and willed myself to remain seated. This was not easy as the dryer buzzer gets about the same reaction from me as does my phone chiming with a text message. Now I have accomplished what I wanted: To relax with my laptop and a hot cup of coffee - albeit a warmed-up brew. My battery is now recharged and I can create a new to-do list for tonight.
What size was your day? I hope a small or medium.
Ancora imparo
