The importance of routine
Sep. 1st, 2019 10:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
freixenetYesterday I'd just had it and declared the next two hours to be me time. I bailed on D, went to the gym, blew out a LOT of stresses on the weights with Prince and Michael Jackson in my ears, felt normal...and then had the opportunity to realize how important all that was when a major water leak flooded our kitchen.
Our NEW kitchen. Yes, we have bought a second home. Closed on Friday afternoon. Cue excitement! It's really more rock-star storage for D's muscle cars that just happens to come with a house and a pool. (Oh, and a water leak.)We're not moving out there, just using it for a little stay-cation now and then.
And I'm utterly grateful for it, given hurricanes. We'll probably not "need" to evacuate but we're damn sure going to be there and not here on beachside.
And today, since we have breathing room--two days or more before we start to feel the wind--I am today checking email, stretching, doing some work, and basically trying to be normal. And astonishingly, my anxiety which has been sky high has damped itself down a bit. Go me.
But oh, y'all, there is some shit going on in the family. D's daughter is back in Florida. D's son is on his way in another month or two. D's ex wife is back in Florida as well. And you who know me know what this potentially toxic brew can do to D. We are resolute: no poisonous shit comes into our family. No manipulation, strategic vagueness, cagey answers, or other BS behavior.
All in all, it's been a fun few days. How are you?
Our NEW kitchen. Yes, we have bought a second home. Closed on Friday afternoon. Cue excitement! It's really more rock-star storage for D's muscle cars that just happens to come with a house and a pool. (Oh, and a water leak.)We're not moving out there, just using it for a little stay-cation now and then.
And I'm utterly grateful for it, given hurricanes. We'll probably not "need" to evacuate but we're damn sure going to be there and not here on beachside.
And today, since we have breathing room--two days or more before we start to feel the wind--I am today checking email, stretching, doing some work, and basically trying to be normal. And astonishingly, my anxiety which has been sky high has damped itself down a bit. Go me.
But oh, y'all, there is some shit going on in the family. D's daughter is back in Florida. D's son is on his way in another month or two. D's ex wife is back in Florida as well. And you who know me know what this potentially toxic brew can do to D. We are resolute: no poisonous shit comes into our family. No manipulation, strategic vagueness, cagey answers, or other BS behavior.
All in all, it's been a fun few days. How are you?
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Date: 2019-09-01 09:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-01 10:49 pm (UTC)Routine helps. The gym helps because if nothing else, you got a workout in. Getting things done makes you feel more in control. If you can keep your head while all around you everyone is losing theirs...
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Date: 2019-09-03 07:11 am (UTC)Cheers for settling into the new occasional digs and for giving yourself a break at the gym.
We have been recovering from black mold, but the affected rooms are almost back to normal, just in time for the booksellers who will be descending on us this week for the local bookfair. Much better than hurricanes!