I committed to a very busy schedule this fall, with work, yoga teaching, and one weekend a month in an intensive workshop. Hard to believe that in September I was waiting to start my first scheduled weekly class. Now I have three, and have been subbing for other teachers - one or two classes most weeks.
A result of being busy is that little things that I used to keep up with have piled up. Mail to look through, and other accumulations of things that need attention.
Friday ended another busy week and I realized that I had one day to get ready for the holiday trip to Colorado and Oklahoma. I not only had to get all the things ready to go - I also had to get my mind ready to go.
I woke this morning and began a list of things to do - pack, sort mail, vacuum. As I began to work, the list continued to grow - haircut, shower, schedule a taxi, check-in online. I had one more yoga class to teach too, subbing for a Saturday afternoon class that I didn't know. Making lunch, opening a package that had arrived - then putting the contents away. Taking care of the end of year charitable contributions.
The smoke alarm downstairs must have known that today was my day to get things done, as it began to chirp it's dying battery alert. That went on the list too.
The day flowed by. I worked through the list, checking things off as I finished, adding new things. I did a few things that didn't make the list. I simply did them as they came up, and then moved on - making lunch, cleaning up after, turning off the water supply to the washing machine.
Some weeks ago I wrote about another Saturday that I found the flow - was able to ride the current - accomplishing a lot, but with a feeling of effortless and no anxiety or distress. That was my intention for today, and as I write this post, finishing one of the last items on the list, I am tired, ready to get some sleep for the early morning ahead, but I am also ready to go.
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