treading water

get up
take the train
take the bus
work
take the bus
take the train
grocery store
cook dinner
clean the apartment
laundry
read some blogs
watch tv (online)
make art
pick tomorrow's outfit
get to bed on time.

no wonder i feel spent. as i was writing an email tonight, i found words: every day i feel like i'm treading water just fast enough to stay afloat. but i'm so exhausted.

i love you internet, but it might be time for another fast.

home sick today

sitting at the computer and listening to the kids on the playground of the lower school, which faces our back window.
noticing that the last time i saw them in the summer, they were all sweat and tank tops.
now they look like miniature Michelin men in all those puffy coats.