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An ordinary day

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Today, before my shower, I vacuumed and dusted the whole house taking advantage of night-owl teenager sleeping elsewhere swept balcony and installed new outdoor setting disposed of old outdoor setting pruned overhanging plants beside balcony ate breakfast at new outdoor setting on balcony washed, ironed and put away clothes for four people potted new plants in hanging baskets re-organised fernery to accommodate new hanging baskets watered garden read and answered emails and cleaned out inbox wrote book review completed Pilates exercises and walked dog. It was the best day. I loved all of it. No shower (a scheduled swim didn’t eventuate), no make-up, no deadlines (Okay, the truth: one deadline – but the review was straightforward and the words, bless them, rolled out from under my fingers like silk). The day was relaxed and dreamy. Unhurried. With time for thinking. Such an ordinary day. I want more days like these. There – my New Y