Just puttering

Today's Rock it Wednesday is about slowing your roll. 

Once my mom retired, I could count on one answer when I called and asked what she’d been up to. “Oh, just puttering around the house,” she’d say. 
 
Neither of us knew then that her puttering days would soon be limited—by two disgruntled knees that were just plain puttered out. 
 
I know Sally missed puttering. Getting stuff done, at her own pace, on her own terms. 
 
You've heard me say, “Rock your chores!” But I also see the beauty in just letting the day unfold. No agenda. No expectations. No rocks. 
 
Here’s how I think of it ...

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Word nerd alert. Synonyms for puttering are a pretty delightful list: moseying, fiddling, dawdling, idling, fiddling and dilly-dallying. Sounds like a good day to me. I know Sally would agree.