Spacing

Time and space amaze me. They are concepts too large in scale to comprehend.



But, there are also great advantages in embracing time and space to sort things out. It felt great today to space out and not overthink everything, for a change.



A really good day, soggy, but good.

Relaxing

Two days of vacation before we get to work. I love the French Quarter. I love New Orleans. I love the relaxed pace of life on vacation. I love our host for meeting us with wine when we finally got to the B&B at 10:00 last night. I love that it's a little rainy here today. It is so nice to sneak away and relax this time of year.

I'm ready to get the day started. Ready to dive in and relax.

Driving

It's going to be a long day. We leave soon.

Liz won CNN's hero of the year! Amazing! Can't wait to see her!

Disconnecting

I can check my work e-mail from outside of the office now. I'm not sure this is a good thing. I'm a fan of disconnecting.

Firing

Firing on all cylinders this morning. God, it feels good when things really click at work. I have a freaking great job. Why do I forget that so often?

Turning

It's time to turn a corner. I can't keep going in this direction. It's not healthy. It's not what is best for me.

I feel like I've been sideswiped by an unseen something. Knocked off my path, by something I didn't even know was on the road with me.

Thank god for New Orleans. How selfish is it that I would be thankful for the devastating need in NOLA, if only to take my focus off of my life. I don't know how I got here. I don't know when I lost the reigns. I don't remember turning them over.

Laughing

We laugh a lot at work. We laugh with each other, and sometimes, at each other. The darker or more depressing the day, the more we laugh. We laugh to cope.

Today, I'm laughing with Fate. The ironies of my life seem neverending. I miss something I have never had. I am surrounded by people all day long, but I am alone. So, I laugh. It's all I can do. Fate is a funny little minx.