shedding EXPECTATIONS

The document I’ve been working on is finally finished and I’m about to hit ‘save’ when there’s a loud pop and my desktop PC shuts down. Curses! I’ve been so absorbed that I haven’t had my eye on the clock. It’s 10am and the power will be off until 12.30. I’ve also forgotten to charge my laptop, so now I have no option but to take a break.

I stretch, get up from my desk and wander through the silent house. No whirring dishwasher; no hum from the fridge. I suppress a craving for coffee. I know I want it only because I can’t have it. I eat two squares of chocolate to compensate, then drink some water. Might as well have it while the fridge