Ambitions

We’ve reached that point of the school year when I work round the clock, seven days a week.  My last few weekends have been jammed with a to-do list that is lengthier than I would like.  I long for an entire day to spend just as I would choose.  Such a day is on the horizon, but it’s not here yet.  

On Saturday and Sunday, I do treat myself to a long read - at least an hour or two spent with a book.  It’s my way of slowing down and relaxing.  But in true Sassafras fashion, my ambition  to read even more than my allotted quotient often gets the better of me.  Case in point:  Saturday. 

Among the day’s to-do l list was a trip to drop off my ballot for the June primary here in NJ.  And since the ballot box is near the library, I brought a library book to return.  And then I took the time to stroll the shelves.  And then…..

Well, no surprise there, really.  By the time they are due - June 24 - I will be done with this school year and I will have had a nice long weekend to spend as I please.  Until then, I’ve got a stack of books to cheer me on.