Gratitude, etc.
Today, I am grateful for the weekend. Pete and I spent it together - we did some shopping, watched the Springfield holiday parade at the tattoo shop, had a nice meal, met up with friends at The Mohawk, checked out both Holiday Market and the Picadilly Flea Market. It was all at a very relaxed pace. There was no football to get in the way of anything (heh). We even had a little nap yesterday afternoon.
I'm especially grateful that we made the effort to spend this time together, because on Friday, we'll have Nick with us for the weekend and Britt will be home for the winter holiday. We won't really have any "just us" weekends for awhile. We have to take the time when we can get it in order to maintain balance.
I'm additionally grateful that Karl's training went well. Today, he's answering "live" calls. The rubber officially meets the road! He's feeling pretty confident. He had yesterday off, and I think he enjoyed having the down-time. He'll be able to appreciate his free time a bit more now.
I'm still brainstorming ways to help him become increasingly independent and help him get his life launched.
I got my meditating done this morning before even getting out of bed. The goal is to exercise on my lunch break - and if I can get my meditating done in the morning, it gives me extra time for that. Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of pain today - so I don't think exercising is going to happen. I still expect that it WILL begin this week, and I'm going to keep on meditating in the morning so that I have the space for exercise on my lunch break - but today, I think I'll fill that time with sewing. At least that will still be productive (and also satisfying).
Now I just need the work day to pick up speed. I'm all caught up, which is really weird.
I'm especially grateful that we made the effort to spend this time together, because on Friday, we'll have Nick with us for the weekend and Britt will be home for the winter holiday. We won't really have any "just us" weekends for awhile. We have to take the time when we can get it in order to maintain balance.
I'm additionally grateful that Karl's training went well. Today, he's answering "live" calls. The rubber officially meets the road! He's feeling pretty confident. He had yesterday off, and I think he enjoyed having the down-time. He'll be able to appreciate his free time a bit more now.
I'm still brainstorming ways to help him become increasingly independent and help him get his life launched.
I got my meditating done this morning before even getting out of bed. The goal is to exercise on my lunch break - and if I can get my meditating done in the morning, it gives me extra time for that. Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of pain today - so I don't think exercising is going to happen. I still expect that it WILL begin this week, and I'm going to keep on meditating in the morning so that I have the space for exercise on my lunch break - but today, I think I'll fill that time with sewing. At least that will still be productive (and also satisfying).
Now I just need the work day to pick up speed. I'm all caught up, which is really weird.