{"id":3874,"date":"2024-02-21T14:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2024-02-21T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:33:53","slug":"a-day-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=3874","title":{"rendered":"A Day Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Day Off<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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I was looking forward to my day off. That night, my workroom’s \u201cTo-Do Bulletin Board\u201d was blank. I had nothing planned the next day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I woke up the following day after somewhat of a restless night\u2019s sleep. I had a few random dreams of no consequence. However, my concerns about real life had filled my mind. For example, I hadn\u2019t started working on my taxes yet; they were almost due.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The first thing I did when I woke up was write a post-it note, \u201cDo Taxes,\u201d and put it on my To-Do board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I also thought about the email I received about our planned trip. I had to get back to that agent, and that was added to the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I began to make breakfast, I noticed a set of unopened bills on the table. I hoped the due date hadn\u2019t passed. They got tacked up, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I started eating breakfast when I realized I was supposed to make reservations at Fifth Season restaurant for our anniversary. I needed a reminder to do that. While I\u2019m on the subject of our anniversary, I still haven\u2019t purchased a gift or a card for it. I\u2019m pretty sure it’s tomorrow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t my daughter have play rehearsal after school today? I better make a note to pick her up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The phone rang while I was washing the breakfast dishes. It was my boss. He wanted to know where the Cooper file was and had I finished writing up the Off-Week statistics report. He needed both for a presentation to the CEO by 3 o\u2019clock. I said that shouldn\u2019t be a problem. Just in case, I put a reminder note and a copy of the report on the To-Do board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t even 10 a.m. yet. I noticed a note from my wife on the counter, reminding me to go shopping with a list of ingredients I knew could not be purchased at the same store. That would mean going to Target, Stop and Shop, and Uncle Giuseppe’s. That was not a short trip. She didn\u2019t mention why we needed all that food, but I suspect it had to do with our anniversary. I couldn\u2019t forget that; I put it on the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today was Wednesday. Right? That meant it was dust and vacuum the house day. How could I forget that?\u00a0 I would have if I didn\u2019t write it down and post it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By 11 o\u2019clock, I had accomplished nothing other than to fill up my blank To-Do Bulletin Board; there were no blank spaces to be had.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was beginning to question whether or not this was, indeed, a day off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I stood in front of the board, I tried to focus. How was I going to accomplish all of this in one day?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I needed another day off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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