May 2022. This is a post from the beginning of the pandemic. It’s been sitting in my draft folder for more than two years now. I am publishing it without revising, so please excuse its first-draft form.
Today! A momentous day! After filing for unemployment, I spent the rest of the day working on my things. I had three solid hours of planning Q2 for 3SMReviews and for Keen Eye. While I planned, I felt the familiar exciting hum of “gotta get started”. But I’m trusting that a good section of planning will set me off on the right path.
There was a rat in the back yard today. In broad daylight, sniffing around. It seemed in no hurry, so I eventually opened the door and walked outside to hurry it on it’s way. Even then it was in no hurry and moseyed over to a space in the fence. It may have been a sick or old rat, on it’s way out. Or maybe it will come by every afternoon. From my perch at my desk, I can watch out for it.
I put in 7 hours total today. My goal is 6-10 hours per day. I feel good about my first day, the planning I did, and the variety of things I did. I don’t feel good about the rat.
Also! Last night I had a very long dream that there was an earthquake. In the dream, I did the exact wrong thing–I ran outside and curled up beneath a tree. I spent the rest of the dream chastising myself for not knowing what to do and reminding myself of good earthquake survival tips.
This morning’s Instagram feed was full of news that Idaho had an earthquake!
