Embarrassingly, today I'm living up to the young-people stereotypes :/

The local school districts are starting spring break today, so there's little substitute teaching work to be had. What little there is gets snapped up seconds after the listings go live. So I'm giving myself the gift of sun, writing, and light chores.

When I want to force myself to do non-phone things instead of doomscrolling, I like to lock myself out of my phone with a focus app. Usually I set up a long music queue before I do. Today, I forgot. I stared sadly at the two hour countdown on my phone screen, knowing I'd be so much more productive if only I could listen to something. Then I looked across the room at my record player and felt a bit silly. 

In my defense, the record player has bluetooth, so I use it as a giant bluetooth speaker a lot of the time. I'm still embarrassed. At any rate, I'm listening to a Simon and Garfunkel record right now.

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Well, I've locked myself out of my phone. I have snacks, music, my laptop, and a list of things to do to make the house nicer to be in. Let's see what I can get done. 

Progress! The cat boxes are clean, there's a nice fire built up and ready to light for when our friends come over later this week, and I did a round of dishes before dinner.

Instead of writing, I rewarded myself with a nice sunny lie in the front yard, where I witnessed a minor car accident. Two drivers tried to go at a four-way stop simultaneously. Luckily the damage to both cars was minor and the drivers, from what I overheard, were civil about it.

Now that we've eaten and tidied, I'm going to take a crack at my Rare Kink Buffet fills. Knowing myself, I probably have 2-3 productive hours left until I get too sleepy. It's spring break, so free time isn't in short supply. I'll go to bed fairly early and be glad of the rest.