Yesterday I was bringing in the washing and dropped a clothes peg
Over the years I've gotten a lot better at throwing the pegs into their container as I bring in the clothes.
In so many backyards I have honed my skill at landing these items within various repurposed containers.
I remembered when I was younger a scattering of clothes pegs around the ice-cream bucket used to hold them between washes.
There used to be a handful of them that missed when I collected the washing at my Father's home.
I recall that the washing lines of shared houses was where I began to hone my skills.
Sometimes the ice-cream buckets were bigger, then my in-laws had a metal container that was narrow -- so maybe that helped in my development too.
However, yesterday I realised how long it'd been since I dropped a peg outside their container.
It struck me how, even without trying, the repetition had contributed to developing this somewhat useful skill.
Then I began to wonder what I might be able to achieve if I consciously applied myself to practicing something each week.
Or even if I took moments during the day to chuck pegs at a small target.
Obviously I could be a bit more ambitious but that seems like a place to start.
