I’ve been having trouble leaving work this week. I’ve wrapped up the things I could conceivably get done today, and I’m ready to go, but I just can’t seem to get up from my desk and GO. There’s just too much unfinished business, too much that needs doing. Plus I took a very late lunch, and so I don’t feel like it’s the end of the day — how can I be leaving if I just ate an hour ago?

I really wish I was leaving for a weekend in the woods (though that would interfere with my post-every-day schedule). It’s just that I need space, and quiet, and maybe a little dose of sanity. Birdies chirpin’ wouldn’t hurt, either.