I can’t avoid it. WHY???
\nWe head on vacation tomorrow. Yay!!! Vancouver, then San Francisco. Totally spontaneous, one of the major benefits of my unemployment + airmiles.<\/p>\n
And we thought we were on top of things. Totally! We were wrapping stuff up. We wouldn’t over-do it. We were almost packed. We would have all day Tuesday to clean the house and get to bed on time.<\/p>\n
Yeah right. It’s after midnight and I’m still on the computer.<\/p>\n
Why oh why do I need to cram so many tasks into pre-departure??? This time it was writing, getting witnesses on, and copying 4 end of life documents for me and my husband. No, not a lawyer – no money for that now, but these will hold the fort until we can get a lawyer to review them. I’ve looked at enough stuff online to feel comfortable with what we wrote.<\/p>\n
And also a huge pile of work\/ moving his things\/ financial wrap-up for husband.<\/p>\n
For me, a bunch of work-search related items, plus writing. As in, sent off my first writing inquiry tonight, including writing a bio about myself. Because it cannot wait!! And getting a new cell phone and transferring numbers over. And getting a new quote for house insurance. And I still have one more bag to pack. The shirt I was sewing? Didn’t happen.<\/p>\n
Really, I don’t know if the madness can be overcome. Because honestly, it feels really really good to be heading on vacation with piles of loose ends wrapped up.<\/p>\n
But the flip side is heading on vacation – which starts with an early morning 5-hour drive – exhausted. Not not good. Plus the stress I feel in the build-up days. I was unduly irritable at Alya several times today. I got over it. I did. But I experienced it. The “I can’t handle it” frustration of her not going to bed so I could finish my massive list. So … I slowed down and started making food with her. We peeled fava beans and ate them while she made a “house” with husband. And now she’s asleep.<\/p>\n
And I’m going to bed. Thanks for listening. I’m calm now, and can’t wait to go on vay-cay-shun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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