These things take up space in my brain and drive me to distraction

The stack of 16 magazines that I subscribe to that have piled up since October when I got bogged down with work, school, and work,

The 5th Harry Potter book that I started reading in the summer.

The curtain rod that is not yet hung that leans in a corner in my closet.

The overgrown shrubs in the front yard.

The bare lightbulb that sticks out in the stairwell to the basement, longing for its fixture.

The shaggy dog in need of grooming.

The shaggy boys in need of grooming.

The haggard looking caulking around the kitchen sink.

The new phones that need to be programmed with the list of 60 or so phone numbers.