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My therapist wants me to talk to people. Specifically, he told me to call a friend and go to lunch or tea or coffee or whatever. Just get out of my normal routine. He also told me to do some other things, mostly to help with the feeling of being lonely, even when I'm surrounded by people. Time to end the isolation, apparently, but still maintain the balance of quiet and alone time that I need. Not sure how this is going to work, but it's a thing.
I made polenta for dinner Saturday night. Emi thought it was the best thing EVER. Ox was not too sure about it. It's new and different, so he's skittish. He did try a bite, though, so that's progress. He also chowed down on the fish I cooked, so that was gratifying.
I felt like a terrible mom at the end of this weekend. If I wasn't doing chores, I was playing a video game. I played and snuggled with the kids some, but I was very, very selfish with my time. This sucks.
My new Surface can Remote Desktop to my work computer like a champ. The resolution on the screen is such that I can see my entire work desktop on my tablet screen. This means that everything is TEENYTINY. I got work done, and I'll be using this to travel instead of my enormous laptop, but still. I either need to change the resolution or get used to eyestrain. Also, the absence of certain keys (insert, print screen) is a novel experience. Not sure I approve.
In order to make werk seem not so bad today, I requested a bunch of vacation days. The Monday after the UW workshop, for example. The kids' birthdays. My birthday. Downwood's birthday. A long weekend around July 4. Things like that. I'll still have enough vacation to spend around xmas and if I need a long weekend another point in the year, but this will help give me things to look forward to.
Haven't made final decisions on Germany/Belgium yet. Need to do that.
Even though we're planning this big trip in September, I'm considering taking a minitrip with the kids in August. I think we could drive down to Chicago, go to the aquarium, get a hotel with a pool, spend the night, go to the Field Museum in the morning, and then come home in the afternoon. We could do it on the Monday-Tuesday of their birthdays for added specialness. Chicago hotels are expensive, as is food, parking, and admission, but it would be a nice family thing...and then we'd abandon them for a week and a half while we go play and drink beer.
Okay. To work with me. I have a quick bit of code to write and troubleshoot, a giant project that's now overdue, but more awesome than before, and the usual pile of miscellaneous panic. Yey. Time for tea and work.
I made polenta for dinner Saturday night. Emi thought it was the best thing EVER. Ox was not too sure about it. It's new and different, so he's skittish. He did try a bite, though, so that's progress. He also chowed down on the fish I cooked, so that was gratifying.
I felt like a terrible mom at the end of this weekend. If I wasn't doing chores, I was playing a video game. I played and snuggled with the kids some, but I was very, very selfish with my time. This sucks.
My new Surface can Remote Desktop to my work computer like a champ. The resolution on the screen is such that I can see my entire work desktop on my tablet screen. This means that everything is TEENYTINY. I got work done, and I'll be using this to travel instead of my enormous laptop, but still. I either need to change the resolution or get used to eyestrain. Also, the absence of certain keys (insert, print screen) is a novel experience. Not sure I approve.
In order to make werk seem not so bad today, I requested a bunch of vacation days. The Monday after the UW workshop, for example. The kids' birthdays. My birthday. Downwood's birthday. A long weekend around July 4. Things like that. I'll still have enough vacation to spend around xmas and if I need a long weekend another point in the year, but this will help give me things to look forward to.
Haven't made final decisions on Germany/Belgium yet. Need to do that.
Even though we're planning this big trip in September, I'm considering taking a minitrip with the kids in August. I think we could drive down to Chicago, go to the aquarium, get a hotel with a pool, spend the night, go to the Field Museum in the morning, and then come home in the afternoon. We could do it on the Monday-Tuesday of their birthdays for added specialness. Chicago hotels are expensive, as is food, parking, and admission, but it would be a nice family thing...and then we'd abandon them for a week and a half while we go play and drink beer.
Okay. To work with me. I have a quick bit of code to write and troubleshoot, a giant project that's now overdue, but more awesome than before, and the usual pile of miscellaneous panic. Yey. Time for tea and work.
