Willi Cicci: Sal... Tom... the boss says he'll come in a separate car. He says for you two to go on ahead.

Tessio: Hell, he can't do that; that screws up all my arrangements.
(Abe Vigoda as Tessio; The Godfather, 1972)

My sentiment exactly.

I’m a creature of habit. Well, as much as anyone can be, notwithstanding life’s detours and hairpin turns.

In the morning, I’m up at the crack of dawn to exercise before I engage in social media for the hour or so allotted to it. Then, after showering, it’s onward and upward with my planned activities for the day.

If heading out, I like to get out the door and be on the road to run errands no later than 9:30 a.m. because the world is my oyster at that hour. There’s very little traffic. There are no crowds at the supermarket or giant retailer. I’m usually back home before 11:00 a.m. to have brunch before engaging in work related to my writing.

My mind had already strategized working around an upcoming, routine dental appointment scheduled for mid-October at 10:30 a.m. A perfect time to be on the road and be back home by lunchtime.

As Robert Burns put it, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” They did for this gal when my hygienist called to inform me that she gave her two weeks’ notice, but she had a cancellation for Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. to fit me in.

Needless to say, on such short notice, it screwed up all my arrangements. Plus, I’ll be encountering loads of traffic coming and going on the interstate. A creature of habit who usually writes my weekly blog on Tuesday prior to publication on Wednesday, I’m overcompensating by composing it on Monday evening.

Otherwise, I would have resumed the final read-through of my Contemporary work in progress, gearing up for publication in October.

*Whether you’re a creature of habit or creature of spontaneity, may you accomplish whatever you’re striving to achieve in the time allotted.

My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.

Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w