Post From a Scattered Brain
You guys, I just can’t shake this scattered feeling. And I can’t even put my finger on WHY I feel so scattered- my life really isn’t that complicated. But I can’t seem to hold all the moving parts together, and have time to do everything I want to do. It’s baffling. Anyway, here are a few of my scattered thoughts… I hope everyone has been reading the trip recaps from Elisabeth, Kae, and SHU! If you’re like me, you’re ready to book your own flight to Nova Scotia. Unlike me, you probably don’t have an expired passport. Yes, I’m an idiot! And it’s not just a little expired- it’s WAY expired. But now I’m motivated to start the long, complicated, and expensive process of getting it renewed, sigh. Don’t worry! I have the ‘Real ID” driver’s license, so I can still fly. That’s good, because I leave for Chicago on Friday! Chicago… where they will be having warmer than usual temperatures and rain for the weekend. The temps return to normal (crisp and cool) the day after I leave. Am I disappointed? A little, but this is literally the story of my life. Anytime I go ANYWHERE, I bring the heat with me. We used to travel up north when the kids were little “to see snow.” but no matter how snowy it was before we arrived, it would all melt for our trip. If I visit you in the summer, it will be 110 degrees. I’m picturing a trip to Nova Scotia where Elisabeth and her family exclaim “We don’t understand it- it’s NEVER been 95 degrees on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend!!!” (I’ll just be sitting in the corner with my pumpkin pie, trying to look innocent). So, no- I didn’t really expect cold weather on this trip. But I’m excited to see my son, sister and brother in law. That’s why I’m going. Switching gears abruptly- after my failed long run last week, I completed a 12+ mile run this morning and felt great! What a difference a week makes. During this run I listened to the latest Girl Next Door podcast episode, where they talk about their recent and current reading. Kelsey mentions the latest Robert Galbraith, The Hallmarked Man. She really liked it, and I’m so excited to read it (I’m saving it for after my trip). She also recommends The Strike and Ellacott Files podcast, all about the series. Yes! I will listen to that. For the end of my run, I put on one of my playlists, and “Age of Aquarius” came on. I love that song! Then I started thinking… when is the next Age of Aquarius? Because I feel like we’re in an ANTI-Age of Aquarius right now… When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars… Then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars. I looked it up! But it got into a deep dive about astronomy and astrology, way deeper than I wanted to go. It seems complicated, and as far as I can tell the next Age of Aquarius is either soon, or in 200 years. Sigh. What do you do when you’re feeling scattered? Are you a warm weather magnet? Top photo by Mike Uderevsky on Unsplash