Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Nine

1. Up before the alarm.

2. I can’t remember where I put the elf.

3. Nettles instead of coffee.

4. Morning pages and I still feel scattered.

5. I think we did good.

6. There are worse views when stuck in traffic.

7. Driveway covered in a blanket of golden-brown oak leaves. Green things popping up through the mulch.

8. Mindset.

9. A lack of focus and energy, but maybe tomorrow will be different. I tell them to watch basketball tonight. To dream about lay-ups and free throws and good defense.

10. Probably shouldn’t have done that, even though I needed to.