a day a week, day five
Tired. Physically, mentally. I keep waking up around 4am for no apparent reason, though I can usually get back to sleep it's still disruptive. Maybe tonight will be different.
We finally picked up our Costco cards today, tried the food court (chicken bake, pizza, and hot dogs for those curious) and explored the warehouse. Lots of good stuff, a decent bill, and a nice full fridge & pantry which is a nice change. It was raining pretty good as we left the store, not enough to melt all the cardboard but it did complicate the logistics a bit. Good timing though, considering I still haven't heard back from our new ISP about the damaged irrigation line.
Today and tomorrow are just meetings - and we also had tree trimming happen today which was highly disruptive, but they did a nice job and I'll leave them a good review. Next up we'll need to have the gutters cleaned once fall wraps up. I should schedule that now...
Work was not quite as fulfilling as I was hoping for today, but some days are like that. I find myself thinking "the difficulty and the negative feelings are temporary; nothing you can't handle. Keep at it, keep working the problems and going after the challenges." It's a different mindset than I used to have, for sure - I was too prone to quit when things got tough (hi, former gifted kid) but I will keep giving it my best. It's all I can do, really.
We're a week away from our big get-together and I think I have a hike picked out for folks who are able to join. I think it'll be a good way to reset and rejuvenate the team, but it'll have its own costs too. I look forward to it all the same.
Time to go melt my brain a little bit with some late night YouTube while my hair dries, then off to snooze. Nighty night sleepyheads.