- In my work parking garage, we have assigned spots. The woman who parks next to me on the right sometimes ends up in my spot. Today, she was two away from hers! This lady just doesn’t pay attention, I guess.
- Monday was a slow day; time crept along. Tuesday went quickly, somehow, and then Wednesday, another slow day. I feel like I’m getting worse at patience on a day like that. Even though I had some work to do I felt like I couldn’t focus on any one task and I jumped from grading to editing to twitch games to reading a million times.
- In fact, right now (Weds afternoon) I am trying to be content with typing this and grading some small assignments but I just feel exasperated and ready to go, though I have one hour and 15 minutes left. I need to change my mindset to be happy in the here and now and not be looking to the next thing.
- As mentioned Tuesday, I said I’d put out one or two Fall/Halloween decorations out each day but then my kids got involved and now it looks like almost every piece of décor now exists somewhere in my house. I guess there’s that! The outdoor graveyard is next but I feel like September 15th is the cutoff for that. Some door things, fine, but no cemeteries until mid-September.
- So want to hear about how both my son and I managed to botch his license appointment? It’s not that exciting of a story but basically, you make an appointment online then show up and they have TVs that show everyone’s last name and then you get called. Well, we got there and it was about 30 minutes when I got frustrated we had not been called. Apparently you had to check in first but the sign makes it seem like that kiosk was for walk-ins only. Since we did not check in, they removed our appointment. Luckily, I already have one booked for Friday for the title transfer on the car my parents are giving us so we can do his license then too. Thank God. I felt really bad about it and let that affect my afternoon. I did manage to turn it around though.
- Every evening this week has been crazy. After that fiasco, I came home and started making dinner for each kid (they all had to be somewhere) and then I made two batches of spaghetti sauce. Elliot left and Isaac had soccer and somewhere in there I managed to assemble a lasagna for tomorrow. I fell asleep in my chair around 9:45 when I finally got to sit down! I was flat out exhausted.
- Oh, and I even squeezed in a run. Only a mile but I had to. I feel so much more balanced when I have that exercise in my life.
- It was cooler this morning, though warming now. But really, having our high be 89 or 90 is SO much of a difference from when it was 99/100. I mean, a noticeable one. Yay, fall.
- I saw a meme recently that said “These weekends are starting to feel like a 30 minute lunch break” and I feel that. I am excited for our weekends but they always feel way too short. Again, it’s all about your perception of time. Work hours go at different paces but I swear weekends go by in a flash. I guess the key is enjoying each moment and, again, being present. Maybe it won’t feel like just a memory then.
- We had a nice sunset the other night after the rain but it reminded me that it’s about to start getting darker earlier and I dread the Fall time change. It’s depressing to me. I know a lot of people love it but when it starts getting dark by 6, I feel like such a lazy bum because I don’t want to do anything. But at least evenings will be cooler if we want to take walks.
- I have been getting so hungry right around 11 am this past week or so. I need to break myself of the habit of getting food then. I really enjoy a longer fast between whatever I had the night before and the next day. I am usually more productive and aware. But the hunger was making it so I was only focusing on that. Time to retrain myself!
- I was just thinking how my allergies hadn’t been bad in a few weeks but then, yesterday, they flared again. Just a general post- nasal drip and slightly itchy eyes. Is something blooming now?
- Spent the first 3 hours of the workday talking to coworkers. I can’t complain; I like being a part of that. Of course now, I have three drafts to work on. I know how that goes; my senior editor knows we were all goofing off so… back to work!
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