A Little Reset
Hey, how’s your summer going? Mine is CRAPPY. I’ve been sick all week with a cold and pinkeye (arrrrg!) The universe is definitely trying to tell me something. Possibly, “I hate you,” OR, it could be “Slow down and rest.” Since I had no choice- pinkeye isn’t really something I can power through, given my job- I’ve been resting. And reading! On Tuesday I finished Gone With the Wind, and then Wednesday I read an entire Agatha Christie book, Lord Edgware Dies. There’s something so fun about reading an entire book in one day. I don’t usually get to do it, so it was a treat. THEN, on Wednesday night I was presented with a BOOKISH DILEMMA. I saw that my library hold of Anthony Horowitz’s Marble Hall Murders was ready for me. Hooray! I’ve been eagerly waiting for that one. The problem was- I had finished my Agatha Christie earlier in the day, and I couldn’t get the Anthony Horowitz until the next day. That left me an entire evening to either a) start a different book, or b) read nothing at all. Well, option B was unacceptable, so I reluctantly started Ball Lightning. This is one of the books my son “assigned” me to read before our road trip in July. I wasn’t really in the mood for it (I really wanted that Anthony Horowitz!) but it turns out to be an easy read, much easier than the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy (which I did absolutely love- it was just some dense reading at times). I’ll finish it, and then dive into the Anthony Horowitz. So, I’ve been enjoying my extra reading time. Other than that, there’s something supremely irritating about just loafing around the house. Especially since everyone else has also been home- this coincided with my husband having several days off, and my daughter’s best friend is in camp this week, so she’s also just hanging out. This COULD be fun, if we were a different family, and if I weren’t highly contagious. As it is I’m trying not to infect anyone else with this. My daughter is probably pretty safe, since she refuses to touch anything I’ve touched, including the cats. My diet is still going strong. I was amused to see that sneaky, undermining part of my brain snap into action. “Oh, you poor thing. This doesn’t seem fair- you’ve been sticking so closely to this diet, you deserve to feel good and instead you feel so awful! Maybe you should have a little treat…” OH NO YOU DON’T, Sneaky Brain! I’m not falling for that. The diet continues. Every time I get sick, I’m struck by how great my normal, everyday life actually is. Maybe I just need a little reset every once in a while to remind myself of that. I’m definitely hoping to start next week with a clean bill of health and a positive attitude. How would you spend your time if you were stuck at home for several days? – Besides reading, I did plenty of sleeping and a little bit of cleaning. Just a little.