Like most, I often create a list of things to do each day – with boxes to the left that I tick as I complete each task. Like most, I don’t often tick all or most of the boxes. If I am with Sleepless, however, I’m sure to ‘tick’ the wine box.
With my biggest plan being lunch with Sleepless, Progressive and Iced Tea, I figured I had plenty of time to tick boxes such as hair, library, shopping, and other very important tasks.
Iced Tea, like me, arrived fashionably late. Unlike me, he wasn’t donning new highlights. He was, however, donning a nice watch and arrived in a new car. “Trades,” he replied. “When clients can’t pay me they often give me other items of value.” He continued to tell us about the other items he has received in lieu of cash. We continued to think of items we might like and encouraged him to find clients who could fulfill our requests. After several hours discussing horse trading, we all went are own way.
I ticked my hair and lunch box (not to be confused with the Lunch Box in Idaho) and headed to the store – another box ticked. An hour or so later, while at the library, I received a text from Sleepless inviting me to join them for happy hour. I quickly ticked the library box and headed to join them. I wasn’t sure who ‘them’ might be, but figured I would be in good company, regardless, because Sleepless would be there.
I walked in to find Progressive and Iced Tea at the corner table with Sleepless. We spent another hour or so continuing where we left off and then, again, made our way with plans to get together again the following evening. Once I was finally at home, I went through my ‘to do’ list. ‘Hair,’ ‘Lunch,’ ‘Shopping,’ and ‘Library,’ – all ticked. Not ticked and not seen, happy hour. Per the advice of my attorney, I wasn’t there. It didn’t happen – primarily because I don’t want to trade anything at this time.