appointment.

 .... everything is so sordid, the son has not bothered to fit the dishwasher as he had promised and there are dirty dishes everywhere, dirt on the floor and heaps of things lying about. The excuse is that there is nowhere to put them. But that is less than half the story.

Empty the grounds out of the coffee machine, let them down the plughole. This is bad, because it leads to blockages eventually, the proper waste container is overflowing full and there is no wish to bring it out the back now, half asleep and clumsy.

Take a shower and have a shave.

Then get dressed, today there is a dentist's appointment. A big root job,  supposedly. Put out all the things that will be needed, the glasses, the phone and all.

A cup of coffee and a slice of toast, at the writing desk. There is no wish to go into the stale air of the living room, but let the cat in. 

The air in there does not disturb her.

Take the container full of biodegradable waste out to the long balcony, and empty it there. Rinse it out under the tap on the return to the kitchen, and put a sheet of kitchen paper towel on the bottom so that the coffee grounds do not stick.

A second cup of coffee, and then out to the dentist.