At the end of my short vacation, I had one day at home. I used it to run errands! I can’t say how excited I was to have an unscheduled day to attack all the loose ends at home. I suspect I wouldn’t have been so excited if I had the time to run errands and do house work every day.
As it is, I did plenty:
- had a slow morning with coffee and my computer.
- ironed some wrinkly pants.
- ordered more checks. This has been on my to-do list for several months, and I’ve been worried I would run out before I got around to ordering them.
- send in my passport for renewal.
- arranged to frame a photo, which had come from Shutterfly a year ago. The orange package had been sitting on my desk for a year.
- noticed that a local jewelry store advertises that it does repairs. On my next day off, I can bring some pieces that need help.
- went to the bank to put papers in the safety deposit box.
- bought a birthday present for a good friend.
- walked home.
I think we are having a true staycation next month. I hope to enjoy a few more days of errand-clearing then.
Do you get satisfaction from clearing your to-do list? Or do you consider this a waste of a free day?