I woke up nearly an hour before my alarm and didn’t really fall back asleep. I think my body would prefer if I slept 7 hours a night, but then I get tired in the afternoon. Maybe I was built for a midday siesta. Though I don’t tend to nap with any ease. When I try to take a nap during the day my mind won’t stop thinking about how hard it will be to fall asleep at night if I sleep too much, so I don’t end up sleeping at all.
Ambrose was in one of my dreams. We were going to some kind of dance. We were together before we went in. We had a large duffel bag and it had some of our important possessions, like ID and money, inside, and we weren’t sure where to put it while we went to the dance. After we went inside, I didn’t see him again.
I got up and ran again. Still very slow, though a little bit faster than yesterday I think. It’s hard to say for certain because I had to stop and get a rock out of my shoe during the run so that added time to my mile. I’m feeling good about getting up and running even if I’m going slower than I can walk. I walked to the mailbox for cooldown and then got my exercises done. I’m planning on running and exercising tomorrow morning before I head out.
The work day was pretty productive. Only a couple meetings as a lot of people were taking advantage of the three day weekend by making it four, or more. I found an interesting cannibal issue where a father’s and son’s accounts got blended together because they used the same email address. And I ended the day with a query teaching session.
I got myself a cheese pizza after work. It should feed me for most of the weekend, though I plenty of other food to cook and munch on for camping. My brother and I stayed on after family zoom to chat and hang out. I’m glad my dad brings that up when he’s ready to peace out and eat dinner. I told my brother about wanting to postpone our trip to the coast to 2027 because I want to bring two of my nieces out next summer for a full week. I’ve got the itinerary all planned out in my head – and also on one of the videos from my last backpacking trip.
I’m looking forward to some nights outside, and some relaxation time without the TV. I’ll be stuck inside enough in the winter. I hope there’s a spot at the campground for me. I know there will be dispersed camping, but with my period on the verge of making its appearance, I’d much rather be near the vault toilet. I should bring a baggie with Comet in it to dispose of any period products I might use. I should bring period products! Okay, I’m not completely packed. But almost. I have a list of things to pack in the morning. I’ll get the period stuff as soon as I get this posted.
I had some crying jags today. It’s interesting, I’ll feel just such emotion welling up and then I’ll get distracted and it will pass. Like a cloud over the face of the sun. The clouds will always come back, but so will the sun.