I took a "personal day" off from work on Thursday and it was a very productive day. For two days I had worked on a list of errands I needed/wanted done on Thursday...and I was amazed I got ALL 15 [count 'em: fifteen] things on my list done!
One of the reasons it took me two days to do the list is that I tried to write the list in order for the most fuel-efficient route. By the time I left the house about 10 a.m., I was quite pleased with the result. No back-tracking. Used the shortest routes between two points [not my favorite roads, and definitely not the smoothest - but the shortest driving distances.]
Half way through the list, I picked up Mother. We had lunch at her favorite Chinese restaurant. I usually order one of the spicy/hot dishes, but chose a milder one this time - Beef Mushroom. Also had the egg drop soup. Wow. Hadn't had EDS there in a long time as I usually have the Hot Sour Soup. I forgot how GOOD their egg drop soup is. DD1 says its the best she's ever had. I think so too!
After lunch we got our hair cut. Mother has been paying [still, after 40 years] $2.00 for a hair cut. But, the lady lives 45 miles away. Mother doesn't drive anymore, so she asked me to take a day off and take her up to Ruth's for a hair cut. I agreed to take the day off, but I was not driving 90 miles for a $2.00 hair cut. We went to my hair stylist and I paid for Mother's cut/style. A heck of a lot more than $2.00, but she was VERY pleased with the result.
More errands and I was back home by 4:10 p.m. - all missions accomplished. Also pleased with myself that between #14 and #15 [radiation] on my list - even though I had a half hour and *could* have gone home for a few minutes [it's only a mile away] - I sat in the CTC parking lot [with engine off] and balanced my checkbook. And cleaned out my purse. I had knitting with me, but figured I'd better not start or I'd loose track of the time. So I went inside and they were ready for me. Yippee!
It was also a good day because I finished the last two assignments for my grad class and got them emailed off at 9 a.m. -- one day before the deadline. Another Yippee!!!
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WOW! You know how to get the most out of a day, don't you!!!
Well - the deal is that I don't like shopping OR running errands - and I especially don't like doing those things on weekends. So, that means I usually need to do them after work. But...it would have taken me a week or more of "after work" errands to get that list done. Thought I'd make full use of the hair cut day!!
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