Okay, I’ll play. Linking up with Thursday Thirteen where we make a list of thirteen things of our choosing.
What’s on my mind these days is harm done by spending too much time online, either reading the news or doom scrolling (I’m speaking about myself, personally. We all have different thresholds.)
Here’s a list of thirteen things I could be doing offline instead.
1. Reading a book. I’m currently enjoying this one:
2. Writing in my journal.
2. Writing a poem.
4. Going for a walk. (When it’s a bit warmer. I’m fussy that way.)
5. Just sitting and pondering. Best done on the back deck in the sunshine, but certainly dooable in the wing chair in my office—or anywhere, really.
6. Making a list for what I need to make meals for the freezer. This is something I’ve been intending to do for a while.
7. Making those meals. This too.
8. Tidying up my downstairs art area. That’s a task that’s long overdue and definitely needed. No photo shown. Ha ha!
9. Planning this year’s garden and, soon, starting seeds. I’m starting to get the itch, but it’s still early. All gardeners know, though, that it begins in the winter with the planning and dreaming.
10. Cleaning out a closet. There’s always a closet in need of sorting and tidying.
11. Painting with watercolour. I had fun doing this one recently.
12. Dusting. (Ugh). Or not.
13. Writing a blog post! I’ll pop online for a couple of minutes to post this and maybe pop around the blog-o-sphere to visit some of you. Visiting blogs is usually a positive way to spend a few minutes in the middle of the day—so thank you!