To s tar t you must v i s i t , i n sequence , every ob ject tha t you w i l l touch tomorrow.

F O L L O W T H E S E I N S T R U C T I O N S B L I N D LY

The

toothpaste goes beside i t, and in parallel, the soap

an

d ha

irbr

ush .

In th

e sh

ower

as

we ll ,

every

conta iner shou ld be poised i n a straight line, sorted by height.

Use some scotch tape to m

ark exactly where the shower dial must sto

p to s

prink

le t

epid

wa t

er o

n to

skin .

Unfo

ld t

he b

athm

at in to pos i t i on , precisely covering the area it clings to eve

ry mor

ning

.

S tan

d in

the tub and gauge the height of that first uncertain step out of a cloud o

f stea

m an

d on

to t

he d

ry f

loor

.

Neatly stow

everything else away in the c

abine

t th

at r

ecei

ves

jus t

a s

ingle

bout

of f luorescent l i ght each m

onth.

P lace your toothbrush upri ght in an emptied sauce jar b

y the

sink

in t

he b

a thr

oo

m .

Before exiting, give everything a scrub with

the f

amilia

r lem

on c

lean

ser

so the

surf

aces spark le free of fore ign textures.

Hang

you

r fa

vour

i te co

t ton towel on the wooden peg nailed to the doo

r.

B AT H R O O M

Set th

e tab le

for three; each chair 1 step away from the other, alon

g the

circ

umfe

renc

e .

Rep l

ace

the

set t in

g for the fourth guest w

ith a covered basket of assorted

brea

d.

P lace the spoons , kn ives, forks, and glasses as in a diagram fo

r a

n et

ique

tte

conn

o iss

eur.

At a

rm's le

ngth ,

pos i t ion the sea sal t to the right, pepper mill to th

e left.

Prep

are someth ing you can eat for a few

meals back to back,

do

the

dish

es.

D iv id

e the foo

d in to three port ions and place in distinct glass contain

ers

to b

e fr

ozen

.

Move the table so that it's about 10 step

s fro

m the

fridge

; op

en a

nd s

tudy

the

conf igur

at ion of each f loat ing shel f .

The

door

sho

u ld

hold

three bott les of w

ater and one of uncorked wine.

Finally, next to the bread on the table, p

lac

e th

e re

mot

e to

the

CD

p la

yer t

hat w i l l p lay jazz on comm

and.

Spread out a tab le cloth to release the trapped scent

of th

e co

rner

lau

ndro

ma

t .

K I T C H E N

S lip in

to

bed

and pos i t i on s l i ppers so that they are ready to walk

out o

f be

d.

P lac

e

under

wear, socks, teeshirt and trousers in succ

ession

.

Spen

d a

few h

ours

programming the speed dial function on your cell pho

ne.

On the bedside table, arrange a glas

s of

wa t

er

.

A good chunk of th i s t ime should go into compiling a list of friends who

will

show

up

during

an

emer

genc

y an

d coo

perate .

Clear

all

book

s , the

y w i l l o

n ly be a nu isance, stack them in a pile in a corner

.

Program the alarm clock with 5 alarms: 9

AM fo

r wa

ke u

p, 1

2 no

on f

or lun

ch, 6

PM fo

r d inner and 10 PM for bedt im

e.

B E D R O O M

In the bedroom too , l ay ou t every i tem . Choose comfor t over s ty le and co lour co-ord ina t i on .

Wake up the next day, preferab ly a br igh t Sunday morn ing .

Take a good look ou t the w indow and pu l l the b l i ndfo ld over your eyes for a day.

F ind your oldest black teeshirt, cut a stri

p 3

inch

es w

ide.