Yeah, I missed like two weeks of updates. Whatever.
Could I honestly not think of anything positive in that time? Sorta. Was I getting anxious about another obligation? Yes. Am I going back and filling in the gap? Nah.
Today is worth it because I don’t have to take it too seriously.
I haven’t been able to do a lot of the fun grown-up stuff I used to do for a few years, between the pandemic and just having kids in general. But they’re almost old enough to start playing actual tabletop games instead of Candy Land.
So we tried one. Not going to say which to avoid judgment from the Internet. Our youngest daughter was really into it and had a blast. Our oldest got too scared halfway in and we had to cut it short. So. Dang.
But those forty minutes or so that it lasted were pretty good. Looking forward to more of that sooner than later.
I miss those.
Unfortunately, plans changed and we ended up with more kids, not less.
Maybe sometime this weekend I’ll have a chance.
Sigh. I guess today’s another fake update. Sorry everyone.
My body has learned the new routine. For the last few days, I naturally woke up around 5:20 or so.
Waking up early is one of the worst things in the world and I hate it. Unfortunately it’s also the only time of day I have any reasonable guarantee I can get some free time from the kids and do either a workout or some writing.
All previous plans have fallen through because I want to sleep more. So just getting up tends to be the hardest part. Lucky me, it just became easy.
Not that this has been on my to do list or anything. But it’s been a nice distraction.
Pretty much since Thanksgiving we’ve been in a whirlwind of holidays and birthdays that have left me without dedicated time or energy to clean up the common area in our house.
And now I can walk through it without tripping. Yay me.
For awhile there I was only able to watch a non-kids’ movie once every month or so. But somehow in the last two weeks I’ve been able to sneak in like seven or eight of my own.
Yes, they’re all on my phone, no, the video quality isn’t the best, and no, not all of them have been particularly worth the wait. But I’m able to catch up a little on my back log and that’s pretty cool.
Not “no dread,” but a lot less than I feared I’d have. Due to a combination of being able to telecommute and liking my job, tomorrow feels more like just another week and not the end of a good time.
I also may yet finish writing another book in 2022. Nice to transition back to my regular hours with some optimism.
I don’t care that it’s dull as hell. I’m excited to finally clean up some mess that’s been haunting us for ages. Seems I can never find time to do it on a regular schedule, but today’s the beginning of my vacation. So let’s bust out the mop, motherfucker.
Today Is Worth It Because... 