I hesitate to use that word -- "productive" -- because it has so often been used in recent years as a euphemism for the expoitation of workers, and has even been snidely thrown up to me a few times on my present job. But this weekend, I was productive for me, and it was good.
It started with a good night's rest Friday night and an early 10 1/2 - miler downtown Saturday morning, followed by some coffee, fresh blueberries, and well-earned leisure at the farmer's market. When I got home, I had lunch and sacked out for most of the afternoon, but after that I worked on some writing assignments even though the deadline for them is over a month away and I have some days off set aside for finishing them, then checked some blogs I haven't been to for while, left some comments, did some laundry, and wrote some more while knocking back a couple of cold ones. I had already gotten a semi-long run in for the weekend, so I was free to sit up late, watch Austin City Limits (a rerun of the Pixies, not too bad), and catch Saturday Night Live for once (also a rerun, but as I've been getting up early for Sun. long runs, I hadn't seen it).
This morning was even better: up early, fueled on eggs and Red Bull, and ready to tackle the landfill that used to be my office. I spent a few hours back there today, and event though it's still not much to look at, by the time I was done I was able to get a broom and sweep part of the floor -- a huge step forward. I can actually walk in there now.
After a good Mexican lunch, my wife and I went to Home Depot, where we loaded up on those energy-saving flourescent light bulbs, which I switched with the few incandescent bulbs left in our house. I also cancelled a credit card once used for my old publishing company, broke up some more tile in our master bathroom, took out the garbage in the garage, and reloaded the dishwasher. I have been so active that my wife has gotten worried, and I had to reassure her that I was contemplating neither divorce nor suicide.
Slowly but surely, I am removing the clutter and superfluous crap from my life, with the aim of regrouping, and coming back stronger.
