Three Things Challenge #MM544
Today’s three words:
MANAGE • MANGE • MORNING
Morning Management
Every morning, she began with the same optimistic thought:
Today, I will manage my life.
Coffee first.
Then breakfast for the animals.
Then writing.
Then whatever else the day decided to throw at her.
It was an excellent system.
For approximately four minutes.
One cat wanted feeding despite having just been fed.
Another was yelling at a closed door.
A third had apparently discovered something fascinating underneath the furniture.
And Bella was scratching herself dramatically.
“Stop that! People will think you’ve got mange.”
Bella stared at her.
The scratching stopped.
For three seconds.
Then started again.
“Honestly, how am I supposed to manage all of you?”
Five innocent faces looked back.
Well…
Four innocent faces.
One cat was clearly planning something.
She took another sip of coffee.
Her carefully organised morning had officially collapsed.
Breakfast bowls everywhere.
Cat on the table.
Dog demanding attention.
Half-written blog post on the laptop.
Coffee rapidly approaching the dangerous needs reheating stage.
She looked around at the chaos and smiled.
Maybe managing life didn’t mean having everything under control.
Maybe some mornings, success was simply:
Everyone fed.
Nobody actually has mange.
Coffee still drinkable.
Good enough. ☕🐾
#3TC #MM5344 #ThreeThingsChallenge
With love, coffee, poetry, and stardust,
— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫
https://ditto.fm/silenced-but-not-broken
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