I had a whole day to myself! Let’s be clear,
I don’t often get one of those through the year
When I don’t have appointments and don’t need to drive
But can simply sit back and be glad I’m alive.
The workmen were coming, I knew they were due,
I’d still have to set the alarm, it was true,
But even so, hours of time lay ahead,
Once unwilling carcass was dragged from its bed.
By six I was sitting with coffee in hand
And thinking of pastimes I’d longed for and planned.
By seven, I’d hoovered, the dusting was done,
The laundry was drying… now time for some fun.
The workmen who’d said they would be there by eight,
Were absent instead and were awfully late.
They needed all day so it didn’t look good
I doubted they’d finish the job when they should.
They got on with working, the job was on track…
They sucked in their breath and said, “Have to come back…”
They couldn’t repair what had needed repairing
And packing their tools up, they left me despairing.
I eased my frustration by mowing the grass,
Then cleaned all the windows and polished the glass.
I’d already written for hours and then
I took the dog out and got writing again.
A crash from the bedroom then took my attention
The wardrobe, too old, had enough of suspension,
The rail had come off and had opened the door
With my nice, ironed clothes in a heap on the floor.
I sorted it out and went back to the screen
To pick up the emails where last I had been.
I wrote and I edited, proofed and re-read,
…Eleven at night and I’m feeling half dead.
The workmen will have to come back once again,
The thought of another day off hurts my brain!
I’m sort of unbalanced on ‘work, rest and play…’
I’m not sure I’ll cope with another free day!
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
A productive day off, for different reasons, though!
I pray for a day like that!
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A proper day off, with nothing I need to do, nowhere I need to go (and without being ill!) It would be nice…
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🥰 definitely!
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Freed yourself of some duties – until the next time…
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Sometimes duty holds absolutely no atttraction 😉
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Hence the term duty. 😋🙈
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Seems you are addicted to working. No sitting and enjoying the free time for you!
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Just catching up…
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That wasn’t a proper day off, in my opinion. Waiting for workmen is always a chore and they never manage to finish anything on time…
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To be fair, their office had screwed up and, although I’d been told I would have to take the whole day off work, they weren’t here long (when tthey eventually turned up). So I do have another ‘day off’ to ‘look forward’ to 😉
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Just reading about your “day off” has me exhausted!
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Not sure I can face another 😉
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Isn’t it amazing how a “simple job” is never simple, a “days work” becomes two with an intake of breath? And why oh! why do we always have just one more piece of housework to do? …at least you didn’t have someone coming in and incredulously asking, “well what have you done today?”
Lol the joys of being a woman… Though I suppose it’s the same for men too.😄💜
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Anyone who’d asked me that would have found themselves in serious trouble 😉 x
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A case of severe bruising at least 🤐
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Very least 😉
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🤐😜🤣🤣🤣🌹🌹
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I love your poem, Sue, but, even workaholic me is struggling to understand how this constituted a free day in any way.
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I go to work seven days a week as a rule, unless I’m travelling for the school… this was a near as day off as I get.
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Well… At least you got caught up on some things, I guess… Sounds like most of my “free” days these days…
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I could use a rest…
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Know exactly what you mean Sue!
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I’ll bet you do!
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You need a free day which does not involve workmen coming round. Just you and Ani 🙂
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That would be rather nice.
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Heh, not exactly ‘free’ eh? 🙂
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Not exactly, no 😉
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Hehe, you’re like the Energizer Bunny, I don’t think you could stop even if you could! 😉
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Oh I could… but not with a load of jobs hanging over me 😉
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Love it! ❤
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❤
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Poor you, that’s the kind of day off we can all do without! I love the way you can tell all your stories, trials and tribulations in such witty verse. Only you could do that with such style! 🙂
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You have to be able to laugh at yourself 😉
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It’s essential if we are to retain our sanity, I agree! 🙂
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