I always have these big plans for my Sundays.

And one day I will get through my mother of all to do lists.

Because I have this goal is to get a real head start on my work week.

But instead I -

Attempt to clean the apartment, but it will never be spotless.
With three kids underfoot I can only be so ambitious.

Remember to check the answering machine. Finally.
Listen to my cell phone voicemails – from weeks ago!

Respond to emails. Reduce my Outlook clutter. Trash junk mail.
Write reviews, segment outlines and a pitch or two.

Pick up socks without a partner. Pack the laundry.
Change sheets and pillow cases and even put away shoes.

Stretch underneath the kids’ beds to reach their bedtime books.
Find Nat’s library books. See a half eaten banana. Ew.

Empty the fridge. Make a grocery list.
Declare this to be the week, I order out less and create more from scratch.

And then take the kids to the park – the zoo – for an ice cream cone.