Autumn is chirping at me...

Finally Friday, and a cricket is stridently chirping right outside the window. We have a lot of crickets, but this one is really hoping to be heard. I surmise it is telling me that it's time to get some stuff done.

I used to love autumn, and in some ways, I do still. The leaves changing, the wisp of woodsmoke, the wool sweaters and heavy comforters all have a place in my heart. But this year, not yet. I don't feel ready. There's still so much to do, and I can't do it. That said, we'll figure it out, but I feel like I'm weeks behind, and I likely am, in all honesty. 

Each day, I set myself tasks to accomplish. Mostly, I get them done, but others keep getting moved further and further along the calendar. It's not like I'm procrastinating because I have more exciting things to do; no, it's because there is so much to be done. And I'm not talking about such esoteric things as switching the kitchen linens to the fall ones, or swapping out the dishes from the summer-patterned ones to the ones with apples on them. That will get done, but it's more of a quick, in -the-moment thing. I never seem to get to the projects around the house, Washing those kitchen cabinets, for example. 

We maintain, but we are not making progress. I need a solid week, I think, of no new crises or responsibilities. Maybe next weekend. Meg tells me her in-laws are coming to visit, so we won't have Holly while they are here. So, I'll plan on working on these things then. One of these days we'll have a frost, and all of the leftover fruits and so on will have to come inside. That will take a concerted effort, and I am hopeful of some help. We'll see.

That all said, today is not the day. I have a pile of stuff to do at and for work, but then the weekend is a little more flexible. Maybe. I want to bake bread, make some apple/pear sauce, maybe tomato sauce-- I need a domestic day or two. I won't be sidetracked by football (Pats lost spectacularly last night so they won't be playing on Sunday). I will have papers to read/grade, but that's normal.

I will just have to set a solid pace and hope to keep going. It would be so damned nice to take a day off... 

C