Things To Do While Not Reading

Any of you who think that this is easy - I challenge you to try it. Here are some of the things I've done instead of reading.

1. Mailed my mother a pamphlet on saving energy. Mailing pamphlets??? I'm totally 80 years old.

2. Eat lunch without a magazine in front of me. Actually make eye contact with co-workers who enter, they look uncomfortable. "Where is her magazine? What is she doing?"

3. Cry in the bathroom stall at work. Seriously. I did this. I was alone with my thoughts and realized how I'd been distracting myself from thinking about my dad.

4. Wait for a Tropicana OJ juice box to bloat without refrigeration. This happens surprisingly fast. Hours.

5. Become grateful for filling out forms at work. Cheat by reading the fine print.

6. Talk to people. Have conversations instead of email one-liners. Email is great - but a real conversation is better!

7. Watch TV. Can't help think that this also counts as distraction, but how could I miss Method Man's cameo on L&O?

8. Get hair done without searching the internet for a "hair idol". I don't really look like Mandy Moore anyways…

9. Not admit how horribly sad I still am. Tell people I'm okay. Lie lie lie.

Can't wait to see what else happens.