Writing - the ups and downs

I never wanted to be like my mother. Growing up, I thought she was strict, old fashioned, regimented, too old to really know what was going on in my life and certainly too old to know what was going on in the world. The very last thing I wanted to be was --- like my mother. Today, as I started my day, I realized as I went about my routine I am exactly "like my mother." Each day, first thing I do is have a cup of coffee and then breakfast. I'm not a big breakfast person and neither was she. Next, I make my bed, straighten each room in the house, get dressed and decide what I'll do with my time that day. Since I don't work anymore I have the freedom to choose. It's a lovely freedom and one I never take for granted. My mother did those exact same things every day of her life. Now, I do them too. In order. Very structured. Very orderly. Most days, R and I have coffee and watch Good Morning America. Mother always checked out the news. I can't sit ...