Sometimes I add things to my to-do list
after I’ve done them
so I can have the satisfaction of crossing them off.

I love making lists.
The line-up of chores and duties gives me a sense of control.
I also love control.

Lately, the lists have been getting longer.
Maybe it’s because the holidays are creeping up.
Maybe it’s because I’m slowing down.

I think I’m listing.

Listing: v., a nautical term;
of a ship leaning or tilting to one side,
caused by internal weight issues.

I need to right this ship and get some semblance of internal balance back.

I’ll add that to my list.

There.
Now I can cross off one more thing.

“There is a time for everything,
and everything on earth has its special season.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1