A Midsummer's Night's Day's Ruth's Chris Incomplete Reality Checklist
1. Finalize book (mini)tour: ALMOST (stay tuned!)
2. Prep slides/presentation for work conference in September: NO
3. Eaten a lot of summertime produce: ✔️
4. Eaten a lot of ice cream: ✔️
5. Gotten up early, almost daily, to write new words: ✔️
6. Contemplated streaking my hair hot pink for August 1 book launch: ✔️
7. Talked to myself/God while walking myself/Dog: ✔️
8. Gone swimming a lot with the kids: ✔️
9. Watched the latest season of House of Cards: NO
10. Watched any movies or TV really at all besides American Ninja Warrior: NO
11. Cursed the rain: ✔️
12. Cursed the sun: ✔️
13. Panicked about things beyond my control but consciously worked on ceding the illusion of control: ✔️
14. Achieved peace: haha
15. Achieved moments of peace: ✔️
16. Signed up for "bookstore bootcamp" for late August in Nashville, TN: ✔️
17. Researched bookstores, start-ups, small business loans, and the like: ongoing
18. Wondered why I can't seem to leave well enough alone: ongoing
19. Bought peonies for 6.99 that stayed beautiful for 12 days: ✔️
20. Prepared/packed for upcoming trip to Oregon: NO
21. Read books when I should've been doing other things: ✔️
22. Listened to a lot of stuff about Harry Potter (Beatrice): ✔️
23. Listened to a lot of stuff about Moana (Simone): ✔️
24. Cursed myself for many failings of spirit: ongoing
25. Felt acute anxiety mixed with rage about the state of the world: ongoing
26. Called representatives to express it: ongoing
27. Swung from despair into gratitude & back again: ongoing