Circling back
OK!
After a week or so off on vacation, I can tell you it was absolutely fantastic. My friend and lone commenter below was right: No eye infections to be had. It was just allergies! Who knew allergies could be such a welcome affliction. heh.
Prior to the vacation, we had some BIG PLANS for various local attractions. Our itinerary involved places like Sea World, and the zoo, and maybe even Disneyland (until Kiddo gave me the “oh, yes let’s please go there so I can fret about every attraction in case you have tried to trick me into going on *gasp* a roller coaster - because the last time we went, I did not go on a roller coaster AND you never tried to trick me BUT! You just never know, you might try it anyway.”). So we nixed Disneyland pretty quick. But we also wanted to go see some museums, and go ice skating, and ride go-karts, and see movies, and barbecue, and also go to the county fair.
BIG PLANS, obviously.
In the end, we did quite a bit but our events were decidedly less aggressive. The county fair, the arcade (go-karts, etc.), ice skating (Kiddo took one semi-serious header onto the ice, but refused to leave until he had a few more turns around the rink), movies (transformers movie: not as geeked-out as I thought it would be and therefore actually quite enjoyable), and museums (two days’s worth! We are now Cultured. Ha.).
I only had one minor hissy fit but at least I waited until I was alone before I went full-scale temper tantrum. Then I bought some new yoga DVDs. I actually opened them and did them, too! But before that I actually sat down and had an adult conversation regarding the source of my hissy fit. Progress, people!
Work is so much quieter. I have returned at the start of a new phase here, and the relaxed environment is a welcome one. Hope everyone is having a great start to their week.
