and we are forced to recognize our inhumanity

I'm back in Colorado for a hot minute - or rather a cold minute, since it's approximately nineteen degrees and there is still much snow to be found in my neighborhood. I spent the day in a bunch of rather leisurely pursuits in Iowa - mostly eating, drinking coffee, and talking to my parents, with a bit of packing and some Christmas shopping thrown into the mix.

But all fun ends eventually, so I said my farewells to my parents around five, and [censored] took me to the airport. I was early enough to allow for a salad while I did some online tasks, and then my flight was entirely uneventful. I started reading SAPIENS on a whim - it's gotten a lot of press in the past few years, but I'm not sure I'm totally into it. But even though I just said that, I'm going to sign off and read another chapter before bed - goodnight!

alejandro

I'm falling asleep as I start to type this, so I'll keep it brief in hopes of being able to publish before my body gives up for the night. Today was a lovely, quiet day - I spent the morning hanging out with the family until Aunt Kathy and Drewbaby left around noon, and then I spent the afternoon doing a lot of nothing. Eventually my parents, [censored] and I played Ticket to Ride; I won once, Mom won once, and [censored] was so mad about losing very badly in the second game that he thoroughly trounced us in the third.

In the meantime, we also ate leftover Thanksgiving dinner, and I then spent the last couple of hours perusing black friday deals. And now I should really sleep - goodnight!

i cut off my tshirt sleeves and claim a new continent

Happy Thanksgiving! I am still in ye olde Iowa, where the family and I had a good day, all things considered. It was never going to be a great day; we only needed six chairs and didn't have to use any folding chairs for the dinner, which was a real kick in the teeth if you think about it too hard. So I didn't think about it, and drank a bottle of wine instead. But of course Uncle Mark and Gram weren't too far from the surface in anything that we did today, and that's just a given.

sssanyway. Mom made a veritable feast for Thankgiving, and Aunt Kathy and Drewbaby came down to enjoy it. We ate sometime around one (after stuffing ourselves with the relish tray first), then sat around and digested, and then eventually spent a lovely night playing Codenames and laughing as much as possible. Drewbaby and Kathy are spending the night, so I should probably go to bed so that I can hang out with them in the morning (and also do some online Black Friday shopping, of course). I hope you all had wonderful holidays - goodnight!

but i've read this script and the costume fits, so i'll play my part

I had a super lowkey day - I slept for many hours, and then spent most of the day taking care of a variety of tings around the house. This included going to town with [censored] to donate Gram's recliner and pick up groceries, and then going to town again a few hours later with my dad to donate Gram's walker and pick up more groceries. We also went to town a third time to have dinner at the Mexican restaurant - it was pretty tasty, as usual, so it was a v. worthy excursion.

And now, after doing some early perusal of the black friday sales, it's time for bed - goodnight!

there will be an answer, let it be

Today was not particularly noteworthy. I woke up and did some day job stuff, unfortunately - there is still a lot going on, and I find it hard to disconnect. But I got through some stuff that I felt had to get done, and I think the rest of the week will be blessedly quiet.

After that, I spent the rest of the day messing around the house and contemplating things to get rid of in the basement (in conjunction with my mom and [censored], who were also confronting the many and varied things that we have accumulated over the decades). [censored] and I also ran into town to complete a couple of errands - we're in a high wind advisory tonight, with the potential for thunderstorms / tornadoes / hail (it's been lightning outside off and on for the last couple of hours). None of the bad things are likely to happen, and instead it's likely that tomorrow will be super bleak before everything freezes over. But still, it was good to get out and accomplish stuff before the apocalypse hit.

Then we came home, I messed around a bit more, and we eventually had supper (ribeye grilled outside since the wind hadn't picked up yet, plus fried potatoes and green beans, yum). I watched some fine CBS programming with my mom, but eventually decided that I would rather be accomplishing stuff downstairs - which I did with mixed results.

And now, I need to sleep - goodnight!

take it all back

I had a lovely day in ye olde Iowa. I spent the morning drinking coffee in my pajamas, which is something I haven't done in ages - it may not be my own house or my own coffeemaker, but it's my own pajamas and coffee I brought with me, so it'll do. Eventually, I threw on some clothes and went on an adventure with my dad - he's contemplating taking some oak trees off a neighbor's hands, which is possible since my dad has a tree spade and the neighbor has a bunch of oak saplings chilling on the edge of his field. So we drove down the road in Dad's gator, and drove around the field checking out oak trees. There were some nice ones, surprisingly not damaged by the deer, so perhaps they'll end up in our yard someday.

When we got home, Dad took me on a tour of the back part of our property, which I haven't been to in years (it requires driving over the pond dam). So, that was fun and informative (if you find deer carcasses informative - although we only saw one, so perhaps I'm exaggerating). It's going to be nice again tomorrow, but then it will be wintery the rest of the week, so it was nice that we got out.

After that, I ran into town to pick up a couple of things, then came home and hung out until supper. My dad smoked some pork, and my mom made layered lettuce and baked beans, so supper was pretty delicious. Then I caught up on some fine CBS programming...and now I should sleep. Goodnight!

you can go your own way

[note: this should have posted last night, but I fell asleep before sending it!]

I'm back in Iowa for the week, less than two weeks after my last trip here. Today was uneventful, all in all - I woke up early enough to be somewhat leisurely with my packing, and so was able to leave my house pretty tidy rather than having stuff strewn everywhere. I took an Uber to the airport and had time for lunch at my beloved Cantina Grill. Then I boarded, and my flight was on time, and I slept almost the entire way.

When I got to Des Moines, [censored] picked me up. We ran an errand at Costco to buy the same shelves that I put in my basement - [censored] walked out with four sets, while I got some wine to replenish my stocks here. Then we went furniture browsing ([censored] moved a couple of months ago), and then we had a tasty supper at a Mexican place that [censored] had gone to with Aunt B and Uncle B.

After that, we drove home through the wilds, and we saw deer but not close enough to hit them. And now, after talking to my parents, unpacking, and generally relaxing, it's time to go to bed - goodnight!

don't sit around and complain about it

I worked from home today, which was a welcome respite from people even if I sat in meetings almost the whole day. Then I met Katie at Lola's, where we went deep on many topics while drinking margaritas and eating our weight in chips. And now, after doing absolutely nothing for the last couple of hours, I'm going to go to bed - goodnight!

robbing on a bank in the state of indiana

After getting only 5.5hrs of sleep last night, today was a bit tough. However, it could have been worse - my meetings were generally good, and I had time for a quick lunch with my boss, and I also got to hang out with people since I arranged a celebration for some work stuff (which means I ordered cookies, played party music awkwardly in a conference room, and gave an equally awkward toast).

Also, I left at 4:15, so it wasn't that onerous. I grabbed a happy hour drink with Brea at River and Woods, where we had a delightful time catching up. Then I ran to whole foods, grabbed dinner at motomaki, drove home, and worked for awhile when I got here. I also inadvertently fell asleep on the couch, which I guess should have been expected.

And now I need to sleep - goodnight!

purple hat

It's after midnight, which is the latest I've stayed up in several nights, and my body is not happy that I've rediscovered this feat. I spent this morning doing an entirely unusual thing (for me, anyway) - we had a leadership activity that involved three hours of horse therapy. This did not actually mean riding the horses - it was mostly hanging out with them and trying to get them to do stuff by activating our cores and sending energy, etc. This was weirdly interesting and useful, since our group dynamics were definitely on display - and it was nice to get out of the office, even if my feet were freezing by the end of it.

I'm not explaining it well, but I'm too tired - because as soon as it was over, we came back to the office and I worked / sat in meetings for another six hours. I was going to go home at five, but traffic was a nightmare because it had snowed half an inch and most of the recent transplants had panicked and left their offices all at once. So I stuck around, kinda did work, and then had dinner with Doris and Tom since they were still in town. By the time I left them, my commute was down to its ideal 35min, so sitting around was probably #worthit.

Unfortunately, though, I had to work for the last three hours (with a 15min nap and a break to paint my toenails) on some stuff that absolutely had to get done for tomorrow. So now I'm going to go to bed and get approx six hours of sleep before doing some of this (but not the horse part) again tomorrow - goodnight!

by the sycamore tree in the dead of night

In a bizarre mirror of last week, I'm in a hotel room in Boulder. But tonight I'm in the hotel opposite of the one where I stayed last week; I spent the whole day with my boss instead of being the boss; and I'm in bed at 9:30 instead of staying up until two. It's funny how fast things move - two weeks ago I was packing to go to Iowa. It's no wonder I'm exhausted and not really processing anything.

But today I had an offsite that is going well so far. It's usually exhausting to do all day meetings, but this was better than most. We also broke early to do a surprise baby shower + happy hour for someone in my team, so that was a welcome bit of fun. And then the off-site group went out for dinner - we went to Blackbelly on my recommendation, and it didn't disappoint. The ribeye was excellent, they have some pretty perfect potatoes, and the whole meal was generally on point.

Now, though, I should be doing slides but have made the dangerous decision to get up early and finish in the morning. Goodnight!

bonafide hustler making my name

I got almost nine hours of sleep last night, but it wasn't really enough to make me feel human. Still, I got to work and slogged hard and fast all day. I also discovered that this offsite that I've got tomorrow and Wednesday is going to be more involved than I thought - we are going horseback riding or something Wednesday morning (which I knew), but it's 20mi north of Boulder (which I didn't know), which would make my commute on Wednesday morning at least 90min. Given that we have dinner in Boulder tomorrow night, I balked at that - so I decided to book a hotel and tell ("ask") my boss to pay for it.

So, just like it feels like I've done every few nights for the last few weeks, I came home and did some laundry so I could throw stuff into a bag. Luckily my toiletries are still packed, so I just have to pack for Tuesday night / Wednesday (but what do you pack to ride a horse? asking for a friend).

sssanyway. After work I grabbed Motomaki, then drove home and talked to [censored] on the way. I procrastinated for a bit before doing laundry, working for a couple of hours, pounding another Emergen-c since I feel like I deserve a cold, etc.

And now, I need to sleep so I can get up and do it all again - goodnight!

unaware i'm tearing you asunder

I got nine hours of sleep last night, and I probably could have used nineteen. When I woke up, I got ready, packed, and went to the lobby to grab coffee. Then I sat on the patio for a bit, and then we had brunch at the hotel - it was fairly subpar, and it was both enhanced and made so much worse by our waiter (who introduced himself as Jimmy approximately ten times, but I would guess that was not his real name), who promised us the best orange juice we've ever tasted (reader: it was not).

But it was better than me trying to go to Universal Citywalk for brunch, which is what my friends had planned to do since they were going there this afternoon. After brunch, I parted ways with them (sadly), took a 25min nap in my friends' hotel room since I'd checked out of mine, and then went to the airport. I was way too early and tried to get a manicure at the xpress spa (which I've never used before), but they didn't have a technician. So I just sat sullenly and stared at my phone and tried not to fall asleep and miss my flight.

My flight, though, was totally uneventful, and I alternated between napping and working. Then I grabbed some food when I landed in Denver before driving home (and talking to my parents). And now it's become clear that I'm going to be totally unproductive tonight, so I'm going to go to bed and hope to repeat my nine hours of sleep before going back to work tomorrow - goodnight!

I can show you the world

I had an amazing day at Disney, especially since I booked this trip approximately 48hrs ago. We maxed out the experience - despite getting not nearly enough sleep (for the sixth night in a row), we rallied and got coffee before arriving at Animal Kingdom a few minutes after opening. We had a great time there - we rode the Everest ride that I rode last time (but this time I had prepped with Dramamine), and also the Kali River Rapids, which was not very popular because it was super cold today and no one wants to get wet in the cold.

Luckily it wasn't super cold in the morning, so we enjoyed a Dole whip with rum, and also an outside lunch. But while we stood in line for three hours for Avatar (worth it), the sun went behind some clouds and stayed there.

So after Avatar, which was still so transcendent that I can't describe it, we had margaritas, then went to Epcot. Epcot was way cooler than I expected, I wasn't super impressed by the rides but I was v v impressed by the food and architecture.

So we did a couple of rides, and we all bought Disney sweatshirts that we may never wear again, and we had dinner at Marrakesh (in the moroccan area), and thjen we watched a v impressive water-based fiteoreworks. And now, I'm falling asleep while typing so it's time for bed - goodnight!

party all night to the break of dawn

I'm in Orlando for a totally ridiculous, extremely last minute trip (i.e. I bought tickets last night). I will explain more tomorrow, perhaps, but for now I need to sleep so I can survive a death march through Disney in the morning - goodnight!

take me to the top i'm paranoid

I was completely, utterly wrecked today - I unfortunately woke up at 6am and was unable to fall asleep again, which meant I got only five hours of sleep and so felt hungover even though I wasn't. I slogged through the day and was borderline manic through most of it - my exhaustion was visceral, and I need a vacation badly.

sssanyway. I had some of my coworkers over for pizza tonight, which was great - we ordered from Blue Pan, ate it with some wine, and ended up hanging out on my back patio. It's chilly, but my fancy $10 costco blankets make it wonderful, so it was all quite delightful. We ended up having a final drink at a tiki bar (Hidden Idol), and while I should regret not being in bed hours ago, I can rejoice in going to be earlier than I did most nights this week. Goodnight!

ride it, my pony

I survived yet another event - if I had to do another one of these this year, I think I would die. But this one was particularly great - even though they've all been great. I spent today alternating between event stuff and tending to all of my growing dumpster fires on other projects. And then the evening closing event was on CU campus - we rented out the clubhouse at the football stadium, which had an amazing view of the mountains and some v. delicious food. Kristen brought in the CU marching band and mascot, which was super ridiculous and fun, and our awards ceremony went off without a hitch (and I didn't have to say "next slide" like a total bitch, as I did in Berlin).

So, that was super fun, super exhausting, and everything in between. We were done at 7:45, so a big group of us ended up at License No 1 in the basement of the Boulderado - it was pretty perfect, since we got there so early on a Wednesday that we could pretty much have a room to ourselves. So I drank a couple of Moscow mules (the official drink of these events for me), had a series of totally ridiculous conversations, played some skee ball, mourned some team changes, and generally had a great time.

But now, I need to go to bed and hope for at least seven hours of sleep, which won't be enough to make me feel perfect, but is better than nothing. Goodnight!

will you take me away, will you make me your wife

I'm so tired... I'm basically faking my desire to be alive, not just my desire to be present and engaged. But the event is going swimmingly, and I had a super fun night with my team (and others). We started with a party at the office, which turned into drinking wine on the floor near our desks, and then we adjourned to the hotel and continued the fun. But now, after draining my social abilities to the very dregs, it's time for bed - goodnight!

my maserati does 185

I'm deep into the day job again...I came straight back from my bereavement leave into the Boulder version of the event that my team planned in Sydney and Berlin. But today was good, all in all...I answered some email, and then we did a run through, and then I realized I had time to go home to pick up clothes before checking into my hotel.

So tonight was v chill, and it ended in a hotel bar with tomorrow's keynote speaker trying to recruit my whole team (good luck to him because he is amazing, but I am always going to attempt to win). And now it's time for bed - goodnight!

realize i don't want to be a miser

I'm back in Denver after a crash landing into my regularly scheduled life. I awoke this morning in Iowa, where I had just the right amount of time to hang out, eat a snack, drink some iced coffee, shower, and pack before heading out the door. I also played with silica gel - I preserved a few roses from my gram's casket spray, and my mom will tend to them while I'm gone. This is perhaps a slightly macabre collection, but I have a rose from my uncle's casket that I preserved in similar fashion (and now have in an acrylic box that is meant for baseballs), and it seemed fitting for one of Gram's roses to go with it.

sssanyway. My parents took me to the airport, and on the drive I learned far more about hedge trees (aka Osage orange) than I ever knew I needed to know. At the airport we said our farewells (temporarily, really - I'll be home again in two weeks). I had time for a salad at the airport before flying to Denver, where I picked up my car and headed home When I got here, I had just enough time to start some laundry and take a shower before my houseguest came home - my coworker Alice was staying with me this weekend, but I wasn't here to host her. I think she had a good time without me, but she made time tonight for us to hang out.

So we had drinks at Williams and Graham (a speakeasy that looks like a library), and then we walked to Root Down, where we had a v. lovely dinner. Alice left for Boulder after dinner, and I took care of my laundry situation and wrote this blog. And now, even though it feels ridiculous to sleep this early, I'm going to bed - goodnight!

the ghost in you, she don't fade

We buried Gram today. It's a v. strange thing to do, when you get right down to it - the ritual, the flow, the way things always go as you move through the schedule of saying goodbye. In a small town that's even more true - things happen that we all understand, but that don't happen in bigger cities. Things like leaving funeral announcement cards at all the convenience stores, grocery store aisles, etc. so that the public can hear about the funeral in time. Or how nearly everyone pulled over for the funeral procession and let us pass as we drove six miles from the funeral home to the cemetery. Or the visits we got before the funeral, and the meal put together by the community after.

Today was as nice as it could have been - the weather was gorgeous, and while it's all rather sad and awful, it was time for Gram to go. So we tried, as much as possible, to be somewhat celebratory (although we all seemed on the edge of sobbing). [censored] and I delivered joint remarks at the funeral, which went pretty well all things considered. We aimed for the right mix between levity and tragedy, and I think we got there - the levity was important, partially because Gram loved to laugh and partially because [censored] and I wouldn't have made it through if we hadn't had some jokes to keep us from losing it.

Of course, it was touch and go at other points. The PEO group that Gram was part of for 45 years (and that her mom was in, and my mom is in, and Aunt Becky is in, and I'm in) performed the funeral service for departed members, which nearly broke me since I've known those women practically my whole life. Gram's friend Lois had a really hard time - she's over ninety, is still living at home and driving and totally sharp, and has now lost all of her original friends. And many of the attendees were in their seventies or beyond...the shift in the community, as it comes, is going to be dramatic.

sssanyway. After the service, and after the cemetery (where I nearly lost it when I remembered, as we pulled up, that seeing Gram's burial meant I was also going to see Granddad's side of the tombstone, and I v. rarely visit Granddad because even after eighteen years it's still sometimes too painful), and after the dinner (aka lunch, which I mostly spent with my sister and two of her three kids), we came home and dealt with the cards and memorials and all the listmaking needed to ensure that we send thank-yous. Aunt B and Uncle B, and Aunt Kathy and Drewbaby, all stayed for that part, but slowly trickled out over the course of the afternoon. So then my parents and [censored] and I went out for prime rib, and it was a decent end to teh day.

So, this chapter is over. As much as I like change, I'm hoping that there aren't any other closing chapters coming up - I could use a break from trauma.

Finally - the family made a cookbook with all of our favorite recipes from Gram, as well as stories and quotes from all of us. We did this a year ago, so my uncle's thoughts are in there too. We printed a bunch of copies for the funeral, but if you want to make jello salad or ham balls or a variety of other midwestern delights, you can get the pdf at bit.ly/teressa-cookbook.

And now, since I still don't quite feel like getting into the emotion under the facts, I'm going to bed - goodnight!

gloria, there's easier ways to die

Today was mostly funeral prep, and I'm reminded of the benefits of #smalltownlife - several people (Barb, Lorena and Ross and their son, and Joan) all showed up at some point to reminisce, which was really nice. Of course, many of Gram's friends are gone too - she's a month shy of her 89th birthday, so her generation is disappearing fast. Lorena flipped through the photo album from Gram's 80th birthday, and many of those people are no longer with us.

But Gram was so involved in the community that she had a very wide circle, so the support has been great. We spent a lot of time going through photos for the funeral home. We also met with the pastor (my former 8th grade English teacher), which was nice. And we just generally hung out, which was nice.

 And now I'm desperate for sleep - goodnight!

even in a hurricane of frowns

I'm back in ye olde Iowa after a v busy day. I got up early and scrambled like mad to take out the trash, clean out the fridge, do dishes, shower, pack, and also do a meeting for work. This was almost five hours straight of effort, so it's no wonder I slept for the whole plane ride.

But before the plane, I had to put air in my tires, and then get to the airport and through security. I made it in time for my customary margarita and burrito bowl at Cantina Grill, and I did a bit of work there. Then when I got to Des Moines, I found a quiet seat and did another ninety minutes of work while waiting for family stuff to begin.

Eventually Aunt B and Uncle B picked me up and we went to Johnny's for dinner. Aunt Kathy was already there, and my parents showed up pretty much on time despite hitting a deer on the way up there. We had a lovely dinner with our favorite waiter, so it was worth going.

But now I'm in bed and falling asleep with my phone, so it's time to sleep - goodnight!

counting all the numbers between zero and one

There's no point in burying the lede: Gram passed away Sunday night. My dad called me early Monday morning, and was lucky that he got through to me - I usually turn my ringer off, but I was half-waiting for this call, so I had left my ringer on overnight. It was time for her journey to end, since her dementia was a slow-moving horror show - but it's still sad, and I'm still not quite ready to put how I feel into words.

So. Yesterday was a bit of a haze, since I went to work and pretended to care while finding myself distracted and thinking other thoughts. Today was slightly better, or I pretended to care slightly more - it helped that I was wearing a fun new sweater/coat that I bought at Anthro last night while pursuing my usual strategy of throwing money at problems (in this case, the problems = my emotions). Also, one major benefit of working at my company is that I sometimes, completely unexpectedly, run into old friends - in this case, I looked up from my rushed 13-min lunch to see Jenni, whom I've known since the very beginning. We overlapped in India, and we went to South Africa together a lifetime ago, and she's one of my favorites even though I haven't seen her much the last couple of years.

So while I was supposed to spend tonight working, cleaning, and packing - and while Jenni was supposed to spend tonight at a work dinner - we instead played hooky on all responsibilities and met at a wine bar down on Larimer. We were only going to meet for an hour, but instead we stayed for over two, drinking wine and eating cheese and talking about current lives and past lives. It was really great to see her, and probably good to get out of my head for a bit (even if that means I have not packed, have not worked, and am only marginally ready to go tomorrow).

So I guess today could have been worse, and seeing Jenni made it a whole lot better. But now I really need to sleep - my alarm is set for six so that I can take care of a million things before heading to the airport. Goodnight!

if i could just exist without you

I had a pretty nice day, all in all - I didn't do nearly enough around the house, but that's the way it usually works. I laid in bed and did nothing for far longer than I should have, although I did eventually pull out my laptop and do some journaling. Then I got ready to seize the day...which meant trimming my bangs, putting on a face mask, and then showering and putting on makeup before leaving the house.

My first and really only plan was to have brunch with Morganne - she drove down from Boulder and we met at Duo, which is about a thirty minute walk from my house. The walk over was nice, and seeing Morganne was even better. Also, I'd only been to Duo for dinner before and thought it was a bit too pretentious then, but I liked brunch a lot - it may be one of my new favorite go-tos. It felt a bit more whimsical, with mismatched coffee cups and placemats printed with 'recipes' from small children (most of which would cause food poisoning, like mine that suggested baking the chicken for five minutes before covering it in ketchup and 'enjoying'). And my skillet with brisket and potatoes and scrambled eggs was pretty much perfect.

So, seeing Morganne was fun - we've known each other off and on since 2008 and now we're on the same team again, so we had many tings to discuss. When we were done, I walked over to Katie's and stole my car from where I'd left it last night, and then went on a bit of a scavenger hunt - I'm on the lookout for some furniture pieces to complete my house. I started at Mid Mod Market, which has a lot of midcentury modern stuff - they had some really cool pieces, but I only walked away with some tiki shot glasses that I absolutely didn't need. Then I tried a few antique stores on South Broadway, and then I went to more of a home decor store south of there in a neighborhood I never go to - that store was super cute, but by that point I was feeling too indecisive to buy anything other than a candle. But hopefully I can make some progress so that I start to feel totally settled.

Then I came home, took a brief nap, called my parents, and contemplated doing nothing for the rest of the night. But I couldn't do nothing - I had a lot of personal stuff piling up. So I spent a couple of hours doing financial and other boring tasks - I took care of a rather annoying issue related to my 2016 taxes, and everything is printed and ready to go (but whether I can bring myself to darken the door of a post office remains to be seen). I also did a couple of hours of day job work, because that's what had to happen. And now I'm going to go to bed and hope that the week gets off to a good start - goodnight!

drive by

Today was long but v fun. I did a bit of stuff around the house in the morning, and then met up with old friends - the people who I call the drunk freshmen (who are now in their mid thirties) are visiting. I started with coffee with Tom, since he recently left a tech job to write, and so we had a lot of writing type stuff to discuss. Then we met up with Julie, Deano, and their friend Emily at Bar Dough, which was a delight. We continued the fun at Recess, and overall it was super great to see them.

However, brunch was late (1pm start), and I had a six pm reservation for dinner, so I only got a few minutes of break in between my plans. I then picked up Katie and we went downtown to The Kitchen - we never go for dinner downtown, but this was worth it. We discussed many and varied things, and had some oysters (among other things), and it was generally a wonderful night.

And now I need to go to bed - goodnight!

'cause in the daylight there are monsters in my closet using up the wifi

I went to the office and slogged all day, as per usual. But as I was at the office, my painters were finishing my house - so I came home to a fully finished project, which was awesome. It turned out really well - and now I need to start some hardcore decorating and nesting to make it feel finished, since I haven't been hanging anything or buying some of the things I want to buy.

Despite my enthusiasm for the house, I was feeling tired tonight - so I messed around online, generally procrastinated, etc. It wasn't all a lost cause - I put away all the clothes and other things that had piled up in my room after getting back from my trip, and I washed my guest room sheets, and I generally tidied things up. This was not a fun Friday night, but it was the Friday night I needed, so I'll take it.

And now I'm going to go to bed - I have many plans tomorrow, so I need to get some sleep so I can tackle them. Goodnight!