Did
Do a lot of waiting around
Get a new bank card
Talk to a lovely woman in customer service
Give the middle finger to an insurance company
Make mock ragey-calls in the shower

Didn't
Actually yell at anyone
Hesitate before sending an invoice
Do much PT
Leave the house for more than 30 minutes
Use time at home productively
Starve

Did
Do lots of work for Distant Boss
Get slightly shamed by a mechanic
Yell at a customer service rep
Stop taking antibiotics
Do all the PT stuff

Didn't
Prevent a stupid loss of money
Forget how to write awards submissions
Write fiction
Lift weights
Play with dogs

Did
Worry about money
Ask for work
Make a couple hundred bucks
Finally call the bank
Get blindsided by incompetence
Catch up slightly on PT
Do some powerpoint

Didn't
Disappoint Nephew 4
Take it out on the messenger
Succumb to unfair fines
Write any fiction
Quite kick the pinkeye
Stick to the daily calorie plan
Miss out on sunshine

Did
Oversleep
Agree to thousands of dollars of dental work
Try to help an acquaintance
Make small talk
Sing!

Didn't
Do PT
Keep up with hourly exercises
Get a new friggin' bank card
Write

Did
Get treated with respect by distant colleagues
Spend 40 minutes attached to electrodes
Cancel epidural because pinkeye
Update real website
Run errands
Play Don't Starve

Didn't
Provision us for the week
Prepare for a blizzard
Work on a story
Get a new friggin' bank card

Did
Wake up still gross
Go for a walk anyway
Restart PT
Hurt much less
Work on a story
Play a silly game
Disinfect surfaces
Get an unexpected midnight work assignment

Didn't
Work diligently
Properly clean
Push myself
Spend time with Husband
Read
Wallow

Did
Wake up with pinkeye AGAIN
Make it to the P.O. in time
Start antibiotics
Mope around
Hurt my teeth on soft foods
Totally veg out

Didn't
Go for a walk
Do PT
Take NSAIDs
Write
Read
Do much of anything

Did
Bake banana bread
Hurt
Go for a walk in the rain
Read

Didn't
Do much of anything else

Did
Go swimming
Do PT
Schedule an injection
Explore diplomas in building construction
Get Nephew #4 excellent gifts
Mostly waste the day

Didn't
Write
Otherwise work on the book
Accomplish much of anything
Grow up
Get a dog

Did
Meet with the neurosurgeon's PA
Make a move toward next steps
Do extra PT
Have a lovely brisk walk
Start a new bloody food journal
Spend an entire day on upkeep

Didn't
Work on the book
Read much
Avoid time-wasting
Pet any dogs
Get a job

Did
Work on the book!
Foment change via survey
Do rehab
Take a walk in a T-shirt
Sing
Meet a new dog
Have Hammertime in the car

Didn't
Deal with any appointments
Get unmasked
Make money
Actually write new material

Did
Get up at a reasonable hour
Get injected with toxins
Do rehab
Run errands
Talk to a guy in a check-out line!
Read
Play games
Fall asleep on my face after dinner
Didn't
Get Nephew #4 a birthday present
Join any volunteer organizations
Build a house
Write
Get a dog

Did
Dawdle in bed
Work up a sweat
Go for a walk
Get a slurred "'sup, sexy" while walking
Read

Didn't
Wake up in pain
Make eye contact with catcaller
Paint the guest bathroom
Watch football
Write

Did
Sleep almost until noon
Go for a hike!
Get pretty lost
Read more rehab textbook
Annoy a waiter
Entertain other diners with chair dancing

Didn't
Write
Hurt too much to hike
Meet any new dogs
Ask for directions
Skip out on PT work
Become good at curl-ups

Did
Keep office hours
Work on the book!
Go for a nice walk with Husband
Rehab ma biz-niss
Coach "MoM" on non-cereal breakfast options
Get trounced at Splendor


Didn't
Wake up in pain
Reschedule a Monday appointment
Comment snarkily on cashier's blog
Stop procrastinating
Make any meaningful contributions
Play with dogs