No I don't and never did. Perhaps because I was a full time single (divorced) working mom with four very young daughters, my every day life was the same, my weekends were the same.
I worked Mon-Fri, came home, made dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, then took them all upstairs and tub washed two of them at a time, combed their long hair, they hopped into their pj's, did their homework, and then went to bed. We watched very little TV.
I would then shower and get my stuff ready for the next day, go to bed and do crossword puzzles or read.
In the morning I would get them all up and into their uniforms, do their hair, give them breakfast while making their lunches. Then off they would go on their bikes to the Catholic school just a short distance away.
I would then get myself ready and go to work. This went on for years. It was simple and easy, believe it or not.
When they became teens, the nature of the schedule changed . . . they took their own showers, had already done most of their homework during the free period at school (what was that called?), then they would watch some TV or see friends for a few hours.
It was easier for me in the mornings too, as they got themselves off to school on a school bus (we had moved to South Jersey by then and they went to public schools).
My weekends were always the same. Clean all day Saturday, do laundry, vacuum, go food shopping. When I had a SO, I would go out to dinner with him. He stayed over and on Sunday I would make a huge dinner and everyone would come over, including several friends. We had a good time and I loved it, we all did. Those were the happiest years of my life.
Things began to change as my girls got married and had children, moved away (not too far) and my ten-year relationship ended due to my becoming sick. That was about my early to mid-50s. I still worked full time until I was 66, retired, and then discovered I had rheumatoid arthritis six months later.
Bringing me to the present, the last fifteen years. OMG, too much to ever be able to tell . . . tracking so many different lives . . . the good, the bad . . . and losing myself.
Oh, "lists." OK, no never made them. Everything always just happened. Now I don't know from one day to the next what's going to happen. My lists are my usernames and passwords, and my calendar shows doctors' visits. One would think "easier," but no . . . no way is it easier.
Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986
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