Blank or….

Wasted time, or...

The day I did nothing.

Ever have one of those days where you have no appointments, nothing urgent needing done, a lovely blank time. These don’t happen often in my life, but thanks to my protestant upbringing and totally ingrained work ethics I never seem to really enjoy them unless it’s

a weekend day.

Today I have managed to fritter away having “accomplished” nothing more than my morning coffee; chatting with a worker as they dismantled and hauled away the 4-5 story cement maker that has been standing across the street for over a year as they built 6 small apartment buildings; my afternoon coffee; a few video games; a meal at home (that’s what probably did it – no plans for lunch – what happened?); and now I prepare to pick up my car, which was in for its yearly service and go to dinner with friends.

OK perhaps I could label it a social day instead of a nothing-accomplished-day!

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Nothing, nada, niente, nichts

There are some words that can be so negative – the above would be one as it usually means that one didn’t receive something, that one lost out on an opportunity, that one has nothing to look forward to – or various other dark scenarios.

Webster’s (an ancient version as the copy that I have actually has my maiden name written on the fly) defines “nothing” as no thing, not anything; nought as in opposed to anything, something or someone of little value, lack of value etc.

However it can also very positive, especially when that lack of existence, nonexistence or nothingness means “no change from last year”! “Nothing new”, all is well.

For those of you who have never been diagnosed with a serious illness, never mind cancer it isn’t perhaps significant: to those of us who have confronted the beast and survived to tell the tale, “nothing” is one of the most wonderful words in the English language! Yesterday after the usual mammography, echography and doctor’s consultation hearing “nothing” was a bright spot in an otherwise gray (weather-wise) day!