Notes from the holiday

[gunhilda]

I haven't felt like writing much at all this holiday, although I have had a bit of a hankering to write poetry. I only write poetry during times of extreme psychological upheaval, so this is a bad sign for the state of my mental health. Of course, I haven't felt like doing much of anything, really.  I have a long to-do list but have accomplished

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[majorsamfan]

I'm going to have to do the tire thing soon, I'm sure. I just crossed over 51,000 miles on my truck, and I noted when I last parked with the tires turn sharply that the inner edge is really worn down on the front ones. I don't rotate nearly enough.

[gunhilda]

Mine were very worn on the edges... for the same reason. :)

[ziparumpazoo]

Find a different angle to look at the situation: for example, it might only be 60 000 miles, but you squeezed over 96 560 kilometers out of them...sounds waaaay farther. ;)

Hope you have a brighter 2009!

[gunhilda]

Thanks! I'm hoping this is my midlife crisis, and I get through it with flying colors. :)

[shimmeringstar1]

Having replaced all my SUV's tires by the end of summer, I can feel your pain. *hugs*

Write that poetry, m'dear, and let that angst and worry flow out of your system. But I can empathize with some of how you're feeling, 'cept I haven't had much time off to dread going back to work since I've been there having soooo much fun filling in for all who are out. Though you'll be working, hopefully Florida will be a mini-recharge? HHhhhmmmm... must plot lots of gentle hiking for you in the right places in June.

You will get through it with flying colors. (And with lots of love, support, and hugs from us.) :)

[gunhilda]

Doubtful that Florida will be much of a recharge... I have to be an extrovert at shows which drains the batteries rather than recharges them. I am, however, looking forward to the trip anyway! :)

Thanks for the hugs. *hugs back*

[rhiannonredwulf]

Mo. Stephanie's sermon here in McAlester had a point that I'm still chewing on. She said we usually spend the new year making list of things we think we should DO. She suggested shifting a bit and trying to figure out what we should BE instead. Chewy. Very chewy.

Much much sympathy on the funk. You've just finished a multi-year project. Pretty natural to have a bit of depression as the let down kicks in. Sigh. I wish I had the accompanying good advice to go with that observation.

[gunhilda]

"She suggested shifting a bit and trying to figure out what we should BE instead."

That's good; I like it. I think part of the problem is that I don't know who I am or what I should be at the moment. So figuring that out would be a good resolution. :)

So, you think I'm suffering from post-project depression? Could be, I suppose, could be.

[scifithinker]

There's nothing that says you have to emerge from your funk on any specific timetable. I suspect it will work itself out when you go back to work and are back into a familiar routine. In the meantime, be gentle with yourself. You wouldn't tell a friend who was experiencing a funk to snap out of it, so why put that pressure on yourself? If you want to write poetry, go for it. It doesn't have to be a sign that your mental health has gone down the tubes. Trust yourself to give yourself what you need now.

*hugs*

[gunhilda]

Yeah, I don't know. Work is part of the problem, actually. But, we'll see. *hugs back*

[scifithinker]

When work isn't going well, it tends to color everything, doesn't it?