Thursday Thirteen #113

Here's a Thursday Thirteen that takes a look at routine, normal work day for me, as my life is now without so many articles for newspapers to write.

1. Get up, drink a cup of decaf tea, and hit the treadmill. Walk, walk.

2. Shower and have breakfast, which usually consists of an egg, V8 juice, and a banana. I read The Roanoke Times, which these days doesn't take as long as it used to, and make notes if there are any stories that I think might be a good idea for an article or even a poem or short story or that not-yet-started novel.

3. Check emails. Respond to anything that requires attention.

4. Write a blog entry.

5. Read other blogs (see my side bar on the right for some of the blogs I enjoy).

6. Work on an article. This might be making phone calls, querying an editor about a new story idea, going to interview someone, or researching something online or in a book.

7. It should be about 11:30 a.m. now, and the phone will ring and it will be my husband if he at work.

8. Lunch. This is my most difficult meal. I am dieting and lately have been eating a lot of tuna salad or salads. Today I want something, hot, though, because it is wet and windy. Empty the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen.

9. Check emails again, and respond to anything that requires attention. Throw clothes in the washing machine as required.

10. Back to work on articles. Generally this is where I should be working on a novel or something, I think. Some long-term project. Right now these hours are rather nebulous for me since my workload is not what it once was. Some days I read, some times I garden, sometimes I just piddle around on the computer until the hours are gone.

11. Return phone calls.

12. Prepare dinner.

13. Watch TV or read.

Pretty boring, eh?

Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; you can learn more about it here. My other Thursday Thirteens are here. This is number 113!