Frantic Pursuit of Relaxation

     When my children were too small to know the days of the week, their world was ordered around my schedule: Monday was cookie baking day, Tuesday--laundry, Wednesday--grocery shopping, Thursday--sheet changing day, Friday--housecleaning.  I function best on a schedule.  On trips when Reed is working during the day, I throw myself into my relaxation schedule.  I rush to do things I don't have time for at home: I give myself a manicure and pedicure, plan projects, go for walks, shop, read books, blog and waste more time on the computer than I would ever allow myself at home.  I add a second cup of tea to my day with a tea time in the afternoon as if I were English. I do the puzzles in the U.S.A. Today and read the InterLake online.  My husband just informed me he is giving me a laptop for our anniversary this year, so on future trips I can look important while I waste time.  Leave it to me to be scheduled about relaxation, but I can actually relax more about wasting time if I have some plan for how to waste it.