Random
In a little over a month me and the hubby go on vacation. A week in Iceland followed by 3 days in Amsterdam for Pride. Pride crap isn't usually my thing, but it's Amsterdam, and we were halfway there, and the tour group I found had it as an add-on to the package we bought for Iceland, so we figured we may as well enjoy it.
Of course there's always a wrench to be thrown into plans.
There's always been the assumption that mom and dad would watch the dogs. Mom gets stressed by having 4 dogs (hers and ours) around, never mind the fact that our German Shepherd is a fucking coward, but she usually does it grudgingly. My father, though, now has to have a hernia repaired...removed....whatever the hell they do with those things, which puts restrictions on him, which would put the burden of the dogs and babysitting my nephew on my mother.
Mom took it upon herself to contact a coworker who she trusts, though, to possibly watch the dogs, cats, fish, and house while we are away. She even offered to cover the cost. I'm still somewhat squeamish, one of the cats is very easily stressed by strange people in his house, but its definitely something I'd consider at this point. I can't put my mom through that hell. I'm not sure if I'd never forgive myself for it or if she'd even talk to me again after. Mixed blessing possibly, but the woman feeds me. And let's face it, without the leftovers I might starve!
So there's alot of thinking to do there.
Beyond that, I'm hitting my routine hard at the gym. Me and my workout partner are actually more engaged in helping each other this week. We both have goals we want to hit. I went to the gym this morning to do some cardio and found that I don't like the gym as much when it's quiet like I used to. I think I actually crave the interaction with people. It is a social activity for me now. Odd how things change.
Hoping to get to volleyball with the hubby again tonight. The weather hasn't been very stable lately. So that could throw a wrench into things. But I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Time for more coffee!
Of course there's always a wrench to be thrown into plans.
There's always been the assumption that mom and dad would watch the dogs. Mom gets stressed by having 4 dogs (hers and ours) around, never mind the fact that our German Shepherd is a fucking coward, but she usually does it grudgingly. My father, though, now has to have a hernia repaired...removed....whatever the hell they do with those things, which puts restrictions on him, which would put the burden of the dogs and babysitting my nephew on my mother.
Mom took it upon herself to contact a coworker who she trusts, though, to possibly watch the dogs, cats, fish, and house while we are away. She even offered to cover the cost. I'm still somewhat squeamish, one of the cats is very easily stressed by strange people in his house, but its definitely something I'd consider at this point. I can't put my mom through that hell. I'm not sure if I'd never forgive myself for it or if she'd even talk to me again after. Mixed blessing possibly, but the woman feeds me. And let's face it, without the leftovers I might starve!
So there's alot of thinking to do there.
Beyond that, I'm hitting my routine hard at the gym. Me and my workout partner are actually more engaged in helping each other this week. We both have goals we want to hit. I went to the gym this morning to do some cardio and found that I don't like the gym as much when it's quiet like I used to. I think I actually crave the interaction with people. It is a social activity for me now. Odd how things change.
Hoping to get to volleyball with the hubby again tonight. The weather hasn't been very stable lately. So that could throw a wrench into things. But I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Time for more coffee!