Sneaking in another late-night Slice after a day, such a day.

There are still many keys clicking in this house tonight...

I'm building a huge spreadsheet, preparing to send kindergarten educators "swag" before their conference later this month. My eyes are glazing over during cutting & pasting, but I know I must keep alert - one line off and someone will be missing their custom-wrapped Hershey bar and microwave popcorn!

My son should be writing an essay but he's editing videos. I want to find a way to lovingly nudge him toward his work, but if you know 18 year olds, you know lovingly nudging can be received like a hard shove. I may peek in and see if he wants to split this Hershey bar with me, as a midnight treat.

My husband is lovingly nudging ME to bed. He knows everything in this house runs more smoothly when we get sleep. Sleep... even more important than spreadsheets and chocolate. Little does he know I took a Slicing break, racing the clock to post-up and make it to double-digits.

The only smart one is the pup, curled into a tight circle of snoozing next to me. No chocolate, no nudging. No clicking, no Slicing. Just calm breaths in and out... in and out... a gentle reminder that it's time for this day, and this Slice, to end.