What do you wish to complete?

Thank you Jaimie for our wishcasting prompt today.

It's tempting for me to tick off all the fun things I'd like to complete: a knit along afghan that's made little square by little square. Of the several hundred required, I think I've knit three. I could talk about my garden bed which really produced nothing but boatloads of cherry tomatoes and a few zucchini. Once the "real" gardening season had passed, I promised to turn the beds for a fall garden. If comfrey and purslane count as a garden...maybe? Then there's the dollie on my kitchen table that was actually commissioned. Who but Lee leaves a commissioned project just lying around? I seem to be in a drifting place in my life and actually, I'm finding that's an okay place to be for awhile. I'm learning to do nothing now and again and for me, that's a good thing. I'm taking time to reflect on my life and where it's been, where it's headed. I'm learning that sometimes I use my hefty "to-do" list in order to quiet the voices in my head. The voices need to be heard I think so I'm quietly waiting and conversing and letting the flow take me where it will. For me, for awhile, this is a very good thing.

Then again, there are somethings that must be completed - no matter where I am in my life, and no matter how I'm enjoying the idleness of drifting. I sent in lesson one of an eleven lesson course just yesterday. This work should have been done a year ago. Now, the (extended) January 10th deadline looms and I am determined to meet that date, ready to request final examination.

And so, I'm not going to rattle on about my afghan, my garden, my dollies or even my sewing room or my weight loss plan, or my yoga dream. No. Oh how I want to linger there - I want all of those things! But, for once in my life I must be practical, I must set a priority. I have wanted to complete this course for a long time so that I can move officially ahead as a professional indexer. It's time to do what's necessary so that the daydream can become a reality.

On to lesson two!