- Today feels both amazing and weird. I woke up with the awesome clarity I get when fasting. But my oldest wasn’t feeling well. He had a sore throat last week when Isaac was down for the count but managed to push through and was fine by, oh, Wednesday. But today he woke up all icky but not so bad he didn’t go to school. I am hoping for him to feel better as the day goes on; I usually do.
- I end my 40 hour fast today and I am so looking forward to my food. I think if I do this every Monday I’ll be proud of myself. Add that onto the walks around the capitol complex and stair climbing and that’s about what I can do now. I messaged a friend of mine this morning good luck on his half marathon this weekend and he asked if I was doing it. Ha! I am barely ready for the next 5k I’m doing in April! But when Session ends I will be able to do more weekday runs so I know I will be ready by then. It’s time to get back to it.
- I’m thinking about my birthday this year. I will be turning 45 and I was contemplating having a friend dinner, at least. The problem is that my friend groups are very disparate. For example, I have my neighbors, who come and sit by the fire and we see each other out of both proximity and kids. Then I have my brew club friends. And work friends. And then my mom friend group, who I don’t see all the time but we come together at times throughout the year. None of these are my ride or die types so it’s hard to say who I’d invite to my dinner. I guess that’s why a party with all the different people works out. But I don’t have time in March for a party. Maybe I’ll just got to the Huntsman again with Ash and call it done.
- I don’t know if it’s our current time in the world but I feel like people are worse and worse about staying connected to friends and people in general. We have all this technology to “be connected” and yet, we are more fractured than ever. I hope when I am older, perhaps, I’ll have a group of very close friends.
- I am looking forward to when Session is over AND it’s warmer out. Evenings when I get home are too late and too cold for long walks and I loved when Ash and I would do those. We did 2 miles the other night but I miss the four miler.
- I am hardcore craving a vacation. Nothing major, but a weekend getaway. The first one we have is in mid-March, just to St. Pete for a concert. We have weekend activities in February but I just need to have a weekend when I am thrust into something entirely different.
- Thanks to all who chimed in on my oldest. He seems to be communicating a lot more now. Maybe he was worried. I remember being afraid to tell my parents stuff even though, looking back, I know they would not have overreacted or judged me for it. I think it’s the age. He’s been great the past couple days so maybe we opened a door. OK, I have actual work to do now so, until tomorrow!
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I’m craving vacation too. I want to visit our oldest who moved to DC last November. And I have a cousin I’d love to see in nearby Virginia Beach. I’m thinking I just need to Sharpie it on the calendar.
I think we will always worry about our kids, especially when/if they become less communicative as teenagers. Mom life.