Monday, November 5, 2012

Giving Thanks #3: The Unexpected Wake-Up Call/Productive Days

Early Saturday morning I received a text message, the woke me up.  You see, my phone sits next to my bed and approximately 5:46 a.m. I heard the familiar "DROID" ring-tone.  I rolled over and thought, who is texting me this early.  I looked and realized it was a text from one of my good friends.  I quickly opened it because I thought it must be an emergency or she surely would not be sending me messages at this hour.  It wasn't urgent, which was a relief.  Anyway, I rolled over and spent the next 15 minutes trying to return to a state of blissful slumber.  Apparently, that wasn't going to happen.  Instead, I started puttering around the house.  Before long it was 7:00 a.m. and I had started a load of laundry, started cleaning the bathroom, washed the dishes, cleaned the fridge and was starting to plan the rest of my day.
Saturday ended up being a very productive day.  By the time I turned in for the evening, the house was pretty much spotless, I had replaced the batter in my car, had 3 huge piles of leaves, and had been to the store to grab the last few items on my shopping list.  As I sat down Saturday night to watch some college football, I was thankful for the unexpected text and the motivation it gave me to work through my Saturday Chore List.  

1 comment:

Natalie Schafer said...

Wow, I'm glad that text turned into something great. But your friend is a jerk! However, I am very guilty of the 5:46 texts. My phone is kept in the kitchen so I guess I think everyone does that also. Then when I read a text I respond....2 AM, 5 AM...whatever :) I will have to keep this post in mind before I send texts in the future....I don't want to be the reason someone loses much needed sleep when it doesn't end in a productive good feeling day!