Ten.Four Hundred & Seventy-Eight

1. The quiet is always so good.

2. Must make a list. The list is long. I will shorten it to what’s really doable today. I have a countdown and am working backwards. What actions today will have me more prepared for tomorrow?

   3. Cereal or granola or oatmeal. He stomps back up the stairs.  

   4. A canopy of trees, clear sunlight, squirrels at the feet. 

   5. Spiced bar nuts and a tiny glass of Vouvray because this might be the last time we get to do this. 

   6. Leftover chicken noodle soup and paper work for lunch.

   7. I should really start packing.  

   8. We got it. And so now there’s a place to shift into. It felt more right than the other one, even though I wanted the view of the rolling hills. But a cul-de-sac and a park and a little bit more grass tipped me over. Plus the house just had good vibes. I felt them when I walked in.  

   9. Relief.  

   10. 16 days.