new year's eve
sweeping out the old nonsense
making way for calm

early night-
trying to cut a cold off
before it's full blown

long drive home
dialouge heard in my head
starting new do list

after work plan...
Whole Foods run to clear my head
good read to destress

storm on the way
no milk and bread in the stores
ice melt in car trunk

oversleeping
telling myself "We Like Work"
as I brush my teeth

evening chores...
family Christmas cards
and living room clean

busy weekend-
Christmas music and new books
yule time diversions

long week's end-
dinner and a warm blanket
calling to me

second watch reading
enjoying the night's quiet
as I set up project

unebelievable
one thing off my dream list
relishing the moment

running all day
ordering Chinese take out
for breakfast

family weekend-
celebrating life and death
and Mommy time

long weekend's eve-
catching up on chores

late night cleaning
unearthing the coffee table
stove top gleaming

just before rush hour
extra merge time
on route 40 East

long weekend
tons of perfect food and snacks
and a great read

chatting with roommate-
planning Black Friday stores route
with a Starbucks stop

short work week
trying to get the chores done
to enjoy days off

after the weekend
still lost in book laying
on the night stand

week's end.....
trying to make it home
for a great read

rehearsal night
reminding myself gremlins
need a real tight leash

hump day......
three straight twelve hour shifts
dragging home

second sleepless night
puzzles and romance novels
not soothing today

weekend work
getting up the strength
to do some chores

struggling with loss-
remembering cousin's smile
lovin' my sisters

call late last night-
lost cousin in colonoscopy
trying to get it

birthday plus one
philly cheesstak and prtezels
humming down the halls

after the weekend
kitties specially friendly
as I pass the treats bag

chatting with sister
setting up weekend plans
who needs sleep?

evening commute
huge orange moon meets me
at crest of the hill

early ride in
enjoying the balckness of night
with a full moon

early morning drive
moon peeks over white cloud cover
in coal black sky

end of draining week
no energy to clean the desk
crawling back home

unexpected gift-
free evening to do more chores
weekend's looking good

enjoying the day
conquering to do list
enjoying the calm

library jaunt-
looking for the perfect purse
Facebooking old friends

after long weekend-
filled with lots of fun and work
dragging this morning

alarm clock rings
fighting to hit the floor
and start the day

great evening
discussing story telling
and living fuller life

evening chores
cleaning the coffee table
of a week's junque mail

no sleep day two-
cursing the alarm clock
and wishing for dreams

weekend craft class
trying to convince the clay
what it needs to be

all night long
kitties purring in my ear
to take the edge off

chat with mommy
about life's disappointments
and felling better

mid month cravings
trying to pass up chocolate
and white castles

early rising
telling myself it's normal
to wake the rooster

after a long week
come home to mommy visit
fun, fun, fun

enjoying the evening
shredding mail during commercials
floor clean growing

evening chores-
planting last of this year's garden
enjoying my work

sick for three days-
drinking enough liquids
to float a sub

afternoon project
weeding overgrown garden
now it's beautious

late night clean
going through the pots and pans
cathartic purging

in the bedroom-
stuffed animals on the bed
calling me back

phone call from brother
hearing his need to talk
forgoing sleep

after a long night
the floor in the office
is demounded

early morning-
hot second of calmitude
enough for today

Monday commute
velvet night still in tact
as I walk to the car

today's chores
interesting sides at Whole Foods
lottery tickets

chatting with life coach
explaining a stress level
12 out of 10

late dinner last night
baked chicken, stuffing and peas
melts the day's cares

warfare dreams
trying to make sense
after the battle

sleeping in
the coolness of the morning
lulls me back to dreamland

evening tasks
no science projects in fridge
bags of shredding

after the dentist
looking at the bright side
of having plates

early day
still not enough time
to get it all done

Sunday church
singing new songs
and lovin' it

weekend's eve-
movie night and snacks
against tomorrow

at evening's end
a clean coffee table
and shredded mail

late night chores
expanding the empty space
in my room

after work is done
playing the lotterry
on the way home

late night call from sister
chatting about all kinds of things
and nothing at all

late into the night
cleaning up the floor
to create quiet space

through the day
trying to figure out
how to order life

morning prep
bag of books for work mate
along with healthy lunch

great weekend-
finishing two books
and cooking my meals

too tired to sleep
scrubbing the kitchen counters
to pass some time

cloudy night
missing meteor shower
and some sleep

after sleeping
chores don't seem so daunting
clean patches grow

in the fourth watch
enjoying the sky turn blue
as the clock tick tocks

rainy morning
finally getting to sleep
as the alarm rings

sleepless night
not getting lost in a book
wacthing the moon travel

early morning
three AM comes and goes
with no sleep in sight

chillin' with friends
eel for dinner and great chats
enjoying the night

hard week's end
no roommate for the weekend
aggresive rest in store

sleepless night-
the clocks ticks loudly
the cats mewl at the door

sleeping in late
working towards merely tired
starbucks run

early commute
two hours of machine chaos
before the sun rise

back at home
enjoying my own bed
and a knot free back

vacation prep-
laundry and room cleaning
can't wait to see Mom

morning toilette
kitties lick their faces
after toilet drink

another sleepless night
hearing today's paper drop
on the front stoop

forehausted
up late redoing the dishes
getting kicthen just right

early commute
moon racing me to work
onset of bird song

last day to house sit
packing a week's worth of stuff
and finishing the dishes

morning trek
working in two gardens
before my coffee

quiet weekend
seeing the garden beds
without knee high weeds

house sitting day one-
the dogs and I agree
who is the boss

the fading sun
finds me weeding
for stress relief

monring drive
lengthened by roomate
forgetting their keys

early morning battle
trying to get out of bed
bills tip the scales

weekend afternoon
long bus ride back home
lost in a book

funeral visit prep
laundry, hair done and sleep
on call for family

midday call
aunt past away last evening
the world gets blurry

after long weekend
manager task still undone
desk full of stuff

family visit-
older aunts that's failing
memory lane stroll

bone tired-
blinking slowly at red lights
caffeine jolts

early morning
explaining to the cats
I want to sleep in

in and out of dreams
sorting out my subconscience
and planning the day

early to work
beautiful sunrise
over the trestle

oversleeping
the cats urgent about breakfast
crawling out of bed

morning drive
scent of roseses
follows me to the car

late night read
1800's Washington State
a great escape

after weekend
cleaned living room and kitchen
bedroom still needs work

weekend minus ten minutes-
cleaning the desk

after long shift
cooking dinner and cleaning
clean kitchen emerging

garden find-
coral hibiscus, red lantana
and a great chat

spending the evening
back tracking my errands
to save a buck twenty five

weekend chuckle
getting time out from three year old
for not listening

midday break
moment to catch my breath
babysitting call

morning commute
thick fog blankets the steets
people driving sanely

all day long
sayin' and prayin'
"Hep, hep me Jesus...."

during the night
hearing the ebb and swell
rain hitting the earth

long weekend's eve-
stoping on the way home
for chips and dip

lazy night-
kitties want to cuddle
as I sudoku

today's chore
agressively rest for one hour

quiet evening
watching ballroom dancing
with arthritic knees

restful weekend
enjyoing clean up free meeals
and escape reading

nice afternoon-
taking the scenic route
to get anywhere

great sunday service
running the soundboard solo
and rocking the place

hanging in there-
fighting off aches and pains
getting old's no fun

that kind of day
trying to get three things done
stretching toward dip

sunday service
worship in spirit and truth
singing till I'm hoarse


rainy afternoon-
kitties and I napping
after sudokus

babysitting call-
packing books to read
and story work

kitty buddies
telling me they need breakfast
way too early

rainy humpday
setting up weekend yardwork
and lunch with friend

nice afternoon
straining to stay inside
so I don't bolt

hot afternoon
wishing I was poolside
with endless iced tea

afternoon break
chatting with my sister
about Mommy

first light
birds singing in the dawn

rainy morning
enjoying the sound of rain
over the packers

driving to work
enjoying the calm of
newly aligned car

after great weekend
excited to play in dirt
and make two new beds

interesting -
boss noticed different pencil
a pleasant surprise

running late for work
cats insist they need feeding
trash must be put out

no leep last night
task overload at work
I need Jesus

running all day-
stopping at lunch time
to call my brother

weekend suprise guest
brother needs a place to crash
and an ear to bend

morning chores
birthday call to a sister
and paying some bills

early in to work
enjoying the birds
before work sets in

hard week
at the end every day
feeling like grist

afternoon chat
"I am doing me right now"
with overworked rep

really rough morning
solving problems on the fly
earned my pay today

soggy morning
spending midmorning break
watching river rise

evening commute
taking the scenic route
seeing the trees bud

tired day two
a second creative wind
at end of shift

running on empty
too many balls in the air
the Lord is gracious

after full weekend-
seeing the sky brighten to day
hitting snooze button

at my desk
trying to think gather my thoughts
about the week

evening chores
grateful for the strength
to do them

after good night's sleep
pursuing the stuff of life
more spring in my step

nice lunch today
chatting up parts salesman
for better deal

wonderful weekend
crafting with the church ladies
wearing my sneakers

after sleeping in
energy for the work day
and some chores at home

catting sitting this week
one more set of colored hair
on my pants leg

running on sleepy
problem solve with no coffee
thank you, Jesus

through the night watches
moon travels through my window
birds sing to the dawn

after the weekend
not slogging through the Monday
and all the meeings

the morning toilette
leisurely after great sleep
and good quiet time

rising early
driving slowly to work
without my coffee

today's plans
spending a hot ten minutes
cleaning the house

in the fourth watch
rising and going to work
refreshed and renewed

through the night
watching the moon traverse the sky
hear the paper come

running hard two days
searching for a hot minute
of peace and quiet

after a late night
trying to get to work
bright eyed and bushy tailed

no sleep kind of night
trying to get a nap in
before I must rise

snowy day-
singing to the radio
as I clean the car

really pooped
word mojo on the fritz
needing a ginko

against tomorrow
waging war on the floor
and worshipping

getting up early
after fours days of sickness
moving slowly

up with hacking cough
trying to get some rest
against the new day

in the night watches
the moon crosses the window
hearing the clock tick

up before dawn
searching for a shred of peace
to face the day

after a long night's sleep
feeling like my old self
merely tired

real early morning
wishing I don't need breakfast
for the extra sleep

babysitting for friends-
child asks for bathroom company
will he poops

call from dance teacher
two babies and two dogs
sitting for two night

at bible study
"aha" moment among friends
safe to be myself

70 degrees
carrying a coat to work
to use later

chatting with old friends
remembering the war zone
counting my blessings

new roommate in house
the next week making room for them
in the kitchen

early morning chore
drop keys off to new roommate
life will be okay

church bible study-
enjoying chatting, coffee
and a great lesson

today's mail
letter from India
filled with haiku

during the day
smiling for no good reaon
humming to myself

two days chasing rest
not quite catching up to it
slower and still trying

yesterday's mail
after two years of searching
rennie mackintosh ring

at bible study
a time to just get silly
with other ladies

needing more sleep
trying to figure out
why I'm forehausted

snowy morning
chatting with sister about
going to work

Monday, Monday
enjoying favorite movie
before the commute

weekend evening
laundry and a good book
are all I want

this evening's chores-
month of journal catchup
and paying bills

morning chore
taking my nephew to work
and not minding

family gone home
my kitchen and bathroom
back in order

long family weekend
hostess to lthe oved ones
is a ton of work

family visit
chatting all night with sister
and eating dip

chilly willy night
hot cocoa and blankets
in front of TV

day four of diet-
flavored water for lunch
instead of pizza

no sleep kind of night
trying to break writer's block
and weekend plans

cold winter night
wishing for a gust of air
to quench this flash

morning chores
cleaning off kitchen table
blasitng through junk mail

waking rested
clearing one house area
planning for the next

during the night
watching the moon travel

talking with sister-
enjoying shared holidays
one more time

yesterday morning
coming down the stairs
to nonbreathing cat

first weekend of year
cleaning out the old trash
to diffuse the calm

new year's day plus one
expanding resoultions
to clean the basement