To-Do Lists

It’s 3 am and I lie awake. Moonlight is shining through the transom windows of the bedroom. No need for a night light here! I can make the nightly trek to the bathroom without a flashlight. And back, even after the blinding lights of the vanity. Even the dog raises her head from the bed to watch me safely return to bed. She doesn’t need a night light either.

What’s on the mind at 3 am now that the bladder call has been answered? What to do; what to do with this time at hand. To do? Ah yes, make a to-do list and try to remember it for later when I arise for the day and turn on the computer.

So, what’s on my to-do list today? Here are some:

• Call doctor’s office and arrange renewal of handicapped parking placard; maybe even attempt to apply for a permanent handicapped license plate?
• Call retirement benefits rep and determine once and for all if Rocky can be on my health insurance policy; how much would this cost him, and would it be cheaper than his coverage now? What hoops do we have to jump through to get this done?
• Contact my health insurance company and find out if Silver Sneakers program will work for me locally? [This is a free health club membership for basic elder exercise; paid for by the insurance company.]
• Transfer more working files from the old computer to the new one
• Figure out how Windows 10 works to use these transferred files!
• Figure out how to receive emails with attachments with Windows 10, and then how to save the attachment as working files so I can accomplish something with them!
• Check air pressure in tires of car. They seem a little squishy lately in the cold weather; then how to get more air without paying for it at the gas station? When did they start charging for this?
• Write another blog piece for tomorrow; try and keep at least one on hand so it is not a mad scramble from bed to posting each morning!
• Decide if I should visit the Chamber of Commerce office or not; they promised to help and so far have not lifted a finger to help develop business workshops for small firms in a partnership with SCORE
• Balance checkbook with monthly statement; easy enough to do; just not enough deposits!
• Read more of the book I pulled from the shelf the other day; it’s moving slowly but it is still a good read; don’t give up on it!
• Dust the apartment. It’s looking grody; maybe vacuum, too?
• Encourage Rocky to clean the kitchen; it’s looking more than grody and we are tracking into the other rooms now
• Take a nap when the spirit moves; just accomplish something first!
• Begin tomorrow’s to-do list 

That should work for now. The question is will I accomplish all the items or just a few? How many will be transferred to tomorrow’s list? Oh, this retirement business has its challenges.

I must remember: if things get tough, take a nap.

January 6, 2015