procrastination

i was supposed to come home from work tonight to clean and get ready to host my first big family meal tomorrow.  instead, i found myself sitting in my white chair, listening to the fire crackle, enjoying a glass of wine and a decent book and warmed by a purring kitty snuggled up to my legs. 

i know tomorrow i'll wish i did more to get ready.  i'll be busy all morning and will most likely have a few things remaining on my to-do list, but i think in 10 years what i'll remember more is not that the windows are smudged and the floors are unswept, but that my sweet kitty once loved to lie on his back and have his cashmere-soft belly rubbed while he snored away in dreamland.  i'll also remember to always double check to make sure the flue is open before starting the fire -- (woopsies).