Another Revolution Around the Sun

Come Monday when the kids go back to school the holidays are officially over.  Kacy and I are pulling out of the chaos that has been the past few weeks (since Thanksgiving, really) and trying to normalize sleep schedules and get back into the mindset of doing.  We started the new year by resurrecting a much-missed tradition that we had with friends in Indiana, which was going out for breakfast on New Years Day.  While we didn't get to spend it with our Indiana friends as we have in the past, we did spend over 2 hours laughing and trading stories with Florida-based friends.  I love doing stuff like this because it gives my social battery a much needed recharge.  

Today is January 2nd and I have a list of things that I want to accomplish.  I've already finished 4 tasks on my list and it's not even 7am yet.  Normally I'm not this productive in the morning but I didn't really get any sleep last night, so yeah... I've heard from many a person that whenever you can't sleep, you should just get out of bed and do.  So, that's what I did.  I'm awake, I'm having some coffee, knocking down stuff on my list, quietly shushing the dogs (who I have already taken out) and now,  I'm sitting quietly contemplating what I want to do next.  I'm going to go put on makeup in a little bit - I have to go out in public today so I wanted to be as put together as I can muster.  I may skip that part, though...

This morning I'm taking Dad to consult with a general surgeon about a hernia he has.  It doesn't necessarily hurt him but it bothers him enough that he's wanting to talk to a surgeon about it.  We will see what they say and see if they give him the go ahead.  I honestly didn't expect to see a surgeon this soon, but hey! I'll look at it as a win.  I'm honestly amazed we are where we are.  This time last year I was just happy that we made it through the holidays with my Dad alive.  I honestly didn't think we would be here.  Thankfully, I was wrong.  And Dad just seems to be getting stronger, so that's another good thing.  He's even going so far as to planning trips, which kind of cracks me up because I see where I get my audacity from.  He plots and schemes as much as I ever did as a teenager if not moreso and now, in my 40s, I think I'm finally getting a taste of my own medicine.  It kind of makes me smile.  

I can't wait until Monday, though.  Monday means I'm back in the office and back to work, real work.  Hopefully, no interruptions for a while.  I could use with a dose of "normalcy."  You know what they say, though... best laid plans of mice and men and the like.  We'll see if things stay where they are or we get another dose of weird or the unexpected. 

Another thing I noticed, though, about this holiday season - everyone just seemed like they're trying to get through it.  It's the same thing with January.  We're all sitting on the edge of our seat waiting to see what's going to happen.  It has been an eventful few weeks not just in the US but all over the world and I have a feeling it's going to get crazier.   It reminds me of that rhyme we used to say at day camp or sleep away camp or school or wherever about going on a bear hunt.  You are faced with an obstacle and you can't go over it, can't go under it, just gotta go through it.  And then, because you're slogging through a bog or whatever, you make these fun squelching noises with your mouth that always kind of tickled my gums. Ah, good times! No responsibilities! Trust me kids, adulting sucks. No matter what they teach you in school, you're never prepared.  They definitely don't prepare you for the mental aspects of being an adult.  Work-life balance does not exist.  What they really need to teach is how to set boundaries.   Everyone could use a class on how to deal with big feelings.  

Anywho... Yeah.  2025.  Bring it on.  I'm ready for whatever this dumpster fire unleashes.