Freedom!

Ah, the freedom of abandoning a plan! I've decided not to go to the mall, which means:

• no packing up a diaper bag.

• no driving while tired.

• no hassling with my son to get him into another outfit.

• no rushing out the door to get there in a timely fashion.

• no bargaining for time in "my" stores.

• no spending money I don't have.

• no worrying about the fussy baby getting even more fussy in a public place.

So many things I don't have to do today, but I do have to pay the price of not getting to see my mom, who we were planning to meet. The fact is, I'm just plan too tired. This is why a '70s summer is so appealing to me. It's supposed to be relaxing, flexible. You just can't do everything you want to do even if there are a million fun things begging you to take part. Who has that kind of energy?

Of course, tomorrow's another story. I've happily rescheduled and we're going to the mall!