Anderson Center, Day Eight.

The following is an account of my daily occurrences (on average, as a generalization)while at Anderson Center:

10AM, wake up, yoga, shower, make my bed (I know it's hard for some of you to believe, but I have been devoted to keeping my room clean and tidy my whole stay).

11AM, light breakfast of fruit and coffee, mostly (though Sean seems to always catch me on one of the rare occasions that I am chowing down on Fruit Loops).  Select one of my favorite spots (Tower Room, roof-top garden, living room, third floor attic) and begin my writing day.

1PM, lunch in the kitchen (I usually get to spend a few minutes with visual artist Elle from New York pumping each other up for the rest of our work day).  Back to writing.

3:30PM, long bike ride or run (usually a four mile round-trip run up the Cannon Valley Trail, or a twelve mile round-trip bike ride into Red Wing or Welch).

6PM, back at the center, Eight Minute Abs work out and push-up reps, shower, make-ready for dinner.

6:30PM, a lovely home-cooked meal served on the dining porch by our chef, Amy.  The next two hours are spent enjoying amazing food and quality conversation with my fellow residents until the shadows from the cedar trees stretch long across the lawn.

8:30PM, sometimes a few of us will go out for a "night on the town" a la Red Wing: an evening walk, margaritas at Fiesta Mexicana, a glass of wine at The Port, campy horror movie night at the Sheldon Theatre. . .

10PM, back in my room for another four hours of writing (sometimes while watching an episode of Downton Abbey or Out of Africa on my laptop).

2AM, to bed, to dream, to do it all over again tomorrow. 

There are few who have a better schedule than this.

Write on, shine on,

Thomas.