elainegrey

I'm sitting in front of the SAD lamp, keeping an eye on the traffic map, and slowly picking thorough preparation tasks.

And time's up. I must set every alarm i can think of so that i will remember to check jury duty between 11 and noon!

I am thankful for the smile on a character's face in Frazz today, thankful for an agreeable back and forth with a colleague on Skype about her travel to Long Beach and a video of skydiving from the zeppelin.

I'm thankful for comments from bobby1933, kibbles, amaebi, annie_r, and firecat. I'm thankful for email yesterday from mopalia and Friend DP.

I'm delighted with my drive into work: snow in the mountains, dramatic cloudscapes, and a rainbow. I'm pleased both commutes were easy.

I'm happy my family sounded so cheerful -- Dad worked today, calling into meetings and somehow managing to use his computer. Mom said he mopped the floor: no surprise since he's having to keep looking at his feet. My sister must be at the hospital at 9:30 am ET tomorrow for her surgery. Dad's waiting for when all three surgeons are available for his eye. I'm am so very thankful he's in a place where such care is not a problem.

I'm happy work had no horrors, that colleagues seemed happy to have me back, that P-C gave me a hug.

I'm still numb and probably need to find a way to grieve for my parents' relationship: i suppose i should not underestimate the trigger issues. My brother and i have both noted how we were wide awake as my parents argued all the way up I-95, my mother threatening divorce and ranting. To be driving the same route and listening to the same story as thirty plus years ago no doubt triggered old wounds.

I'm burdening myself with procrastination guilt around meeting things, but did not manage to bestir myself this evening. Ah well. I will break free from this soon.