I can't be bothered

What am i do to? I don’t really want to do anything.

I’m not in the mood to play or climb or go on adventures. I just don’t want to do anything.

I don’t want to draw.

I don’t want to watch cartoons, I don’t even want t tickle Jo!

I just can’t be bothered.

But mum says I need to get dressed and come down stairs for breakfast, so i'll throw on yesterday’s clothes and make my way down to the table.

“Oh Mary, are you feeling alight? What are your plans for today?” says mum with a smile.

“I’m fine, don’t have any.” Says Mary flatly

“Oh, are you sure your ok?”

“Yea I just can’t be bothered.”

“Aahh, well we’ll need to get you a better breakfast than cereal, we’ll need to get you some porridge with plenty honey and fruit. Got to have lots of energy to get rid on the cant be bothered virus!”

Mum mixed up some porridge at the cooker and gave it to Mary and a wee sample to Jo as he didn’t have the can’t be bothered virus, but mum didn’t want it to spread!

Mary ate all of the sweet yummy porridge with a smile, the porridge made her all warm and left a lovely sweet taste on her tongue.

Now she was ready for the day, she drank her juice and looked out the window to think, surely there was something she would like to do?

Mary watched as a robin flew and perched on the tree, Mary noticed it trying to build its nest.

“What does the robin need to build a nest?” asked Mary.

“Well I’m not sure, replied mum, we could look on the computer and see if we have anything in the house that could help?

“Can we? Asked Mary

“Looks like we have a plan” and you are cured of the ‘Can’t be bothered syndrome,’ thought mum with a smile.

©joannehepburn 25.11.2015