It's all been very dramatic. Intrinsically I do love what I am doing. I still do because I'm an obsessively perfectionistic hardworking geek as we all know :) Hard work doesn't get to me--well, not much anyway. It's the other things outside my realm of control that are more difficult.
But I am extremely cheery today. I pottered around the office the whole day full of smiles. It's all a matter of perspective, and a matter of reaching out for help when you need to. Big learning point but at least I learnt!
Anyway. Today, for the first time in maybe half a year, I was done with work before 7 pm. I don't think I'm exaggerating. It feels great :) D is still sitting beside me on the couch tapping away, but it's "only" 8 pm.
This Saturday, we do round #2 of the moving. Round #1 happened last weekend but we're still in our current apartment. We're officially going to be residents of the lovely sunny Potrero Hill, in a little unit of a house that has a backyard. A backyard! I've never had one and am thrilled that my wilting basil plant might actually have a chance now. Poka has settled on my tummy and I can't see what I'm typing anymore because I'm slumped over. I wonder how she's going to take to the move.
Speaking of, here she is, looking all fat and lazy again and even slightly cross-eyed (??):
She's actually still quite lithe and thin--we make her jump for her feathered toys and crushed paper balls to keep her fit. She's just gotten very puffy-looking when she curls herself up cutely like that and sleepily narrows her eyes.
And that was my 5-minute stream of consciousness :) Off to cook ... something healthy. Probably tilapia!