Does “should” chase you? It’s been chasing me this week. You know, I should be writing, I should be running, I should be grading. I should be hugging my kids instead of haranguing them about why there should NOT be green smoothie seeping out of the blender into the granite countertops. It’s a lot of “should.”

I’ve decided I’m not going to use that word anymore this week. Instead, I’m going to say “will…a little.” I will write a little. I will run a little. I will grade a little. Funny, I got a little of all those things done today, once I got off the should train. Enough to help certain nameless people clean up their green smoothie creation, and enough to feel relaxed enough to hug everyone tight.

Will you try it with me? A little?