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Monday, May 12th, 2008
And just like that, my mid-20s crisis is waning. It always happens that way for me - I’ll be all in my head obsessed with something, and then I talk (or write) out all the details, and immediately the angst starts dissipating.
It helps that this weekend was the sort of typical weekend that had become entirely atypical in these recent, crazy-busy months. Friday night: dinner with Eutaw friends. Saturday: a movie (Iron Man - delightful) and then dinner with family. Sunday: cleaning the house and lounging around watching 80s movies on TV.
It’s not exciting - it’s the exact opposite of exciting - but somehow I feel really satisfied today. I’d forgotten how nice it can be to do ordinary things, as long as I’m doing those ordinary things with people that make me happy.
And it’s the first time in months I’ve felt stirrings of motivation regarding the house. I opened all the windows (the ones that have screens, anyway) and the front door, and with the cool breezes blowing through the house and some of the clutter relegated to the trash and the filing cabinet, I remembered why I love this place so much.
I want to finally complete the finishing touches on the bathroom and begin work on the kitchen countertops I bought tile for more than two years ago. That’s as far as I’m going to plan right now because I always get ahead of myself and begin to feel overwhelmed.
I’m excited to wrap things up at my job, so I can move forward. I’m ready now. Where are my tools?
