yesterday’s frog was a phone call to a friend with whom i’ve been practicing tai chi. i decided that i have other things i’d rather do with the time i was spending traveling to her house. i had told myself it was an opportunity to do some walking and get some reading done on the train, but as i thought about going and all the things that would be left undone at home, i decided to call off our weekly appointment.

i hated to disappoint her, but i still feel rushed, even on my offline days. before i know it, it’s bedtime, and even simple things like filing away books and papers and groceries haven’t been done. my “days off” should be full of more possibilities, and i’d like to wake from them the next day with all the chores done around the house and a cleaner and lighter load starting the workday. i need to keep chopping and chopping down my commitments until i really feel free to choose what i do next, with no guilt for anything left undone.