Order

I am still trying to figure out how to get order in my life. I do fine when my day is booked and I have no choice but to see patients and take care of Maya and manage the house etc. But Thursdays are paperwork days, and therefore I avoid doing any work. I took a detour after dropping Maya off to get the car washed and my toes painted, and when I arrived at the office, I took care of all sorts of tasks on my computer until I had to face the pile of billing. I stamped envelopes and put stamps on them until I had to meet my colleague for lunch. We discussed work and patients, which was useful but still not what I ought to be doing.

I finally had no choice but to start on my billing pile, but I did not accomplish much before it was time to pick Maya up. Maya and Belina and I all went to a movie at the Charles Theatre about a dancer from China who defected to the US in the 80's. We snacked on crepes and I found myself stunned at how grown up Maya and her friend were. What happened to Maya in the past year? She was the size of a football not so long ago!

Belina's mother, Daphne and I tried to organize our schedules a bit, and Julien came by to convince us to stay for dinner, but when we do dinner with the Benichous, we always go out too late and Maya is tired the next morning, so I stuck to my plan and got home in time for dinner, violin practice, bedtime for Maya, a yoga class for me (I am entirely addicted and go almost daily!), a skype date with my parents (who look wonderful!) and bed for me. I truly managed to do very little today, am still trying to manage these 'free' days more efficiently.