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Day 95 - Tea

I got to see some of my old ladies today.

I got up the gumption to go to my nephew's flag football championship game today (they were undefeated going into the "Super Bowl" and won today), and I sat next to my MIL. As we were chatting, I mentioned that I miss the nice weather because I get to stop and chat with my old ladies when I take the dogs for a walk. It's been too cold lately, and sunset is now before 5pm, so none of us are heading out that late in the day now. She said "Oh yeah, I like your stories about them."

Well, as luck would have it, on my drive home, I passed their street and saw a couple of them outside. I pulled a quick u-turn and got out to talk for a couple of minutes. None of us were really prepared to be in the cold for very long, but it was a nice conversation.

Sorry, I should be specific. Talking to them was nice. I won't necessarily say they were nice. There was a house fire on their block a few days ago, and as I suspected, they had some opinions.

I'm not going to blow my ladies in completely, but I learned the history of the house, which includes a past (and possibly present) of the illicit nature. Turns out, in a quiet little suburb in a neighborhood with a lot of pride in their homes, that wasn't super popular.

It is important to say that my week has not been that bad. I did not have a house fire. Heck, I didn't even have a neighbor with a house fire that ruined my siding. Regardless, I've been throwing myself a bit of a pity party.

Finding a job. Figuring out health insurance. Starting a business. Figuring out the requirements for the SEAP (Self-Employment Assistance Program) for my new business. It's all been a lot and my brain is feeling fuzzy about it. I don't know what to do with all of my thoughts, or if they're even good thoughts. I know there are "no bad ideas in a brainstorm," but I don't know. There are probably some bad ideas out there.

I'm also really struggling with my lack of routine. I need to start planning meals, prepping food, going to the gym, cleaning the house, etc. I need to figure out how to structure my day so that it's not suddenly 2pm and I'm still unshowered on the couch. But again, trying to get all of that out of my head and into something useable has been a real challenge this week. I tried it before, and it turns out that it is really easy to ignore my own Google events.

So yeah, getting into a routine around the holidays should be no problem, right? I'm sure getting my life in order this time of year will be no challenge at all.

Maybe I'll just look at it as getting a jumpstart on my 2026 New Years Resolutions.

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