9/2/09 Wednesday 6:26PM

I’m on the front porch, the weather warm, the sun still shining, although I’m already slightly tired and I’m tempted to down some melatonin and collapse upstairs. Today was a decent day, the first calm day in forever. I woke a little after four, didn’t think I could rise, but after some coffee felt fine and hit the gym for cardio/weights. Slight traffic kept me from the office until closer to eight than preferable. I answered email before teaching for an hour. Now, since I don’t get any clear “work at home” days, I’m trying to cut out at 10 on Wednesdays so I can least focus in the late morning and afternoon. I cut down Good Hope on the way home and stopped at Half-Price books. Later I ate lunch and set up my fall clinical pairings while the puppies played outside. They seem happy lolling in the yard all day. Once I felt finished with the paperwork I watched some news and took Mack and Pete to the dog park in Grafton. They’re getting better at staying with me. Once the boys were home T and I hung out and watched television until I drove him to football practice and visited Costco. Now I’ll probably read a while, Murakami, most likely, before bed.

Wednesdays could be worse. I feel as if I’ve caught my breath. Good night.