Have I really gone like two days without blogging? At night I think about it but can't manage to put the girl scout cookies down and type a few lines. Also it's incredibly hard when I'm camped out on the couch and the computer is alllll the way up half a flight of stairs on the dining room table. A bridge too far and all that.
Here's the thing about being a pretty strong introvert. I like my new job(s) and am doing well adjusting, but all the new social interaction and chaos wipes me out. Like, in-bed-at-9:00 out. Like, out-of-words-by-3:00-p.m. out. I'm happy. I'm fulfilled. I'm cut out for this and I'm finding my place. And I'm exhausted.
I have a long overdue dinner with The Russkie tonight and I've thought all day about canceling. Not because I don't want to see her, and not because I don't totally look forward to it. Simply because I don't have any words or energy left. And they honestly expect me to go to work again tomorrow? Will the madness never end?
BUT BUT BUT! It's a three day weekend! (Thank you President's Day on Monday!) And I'm not complaining, I'm just saying that an introvert needs her quiet. Last night I turned off the light and just stared up at the ceiling in silence for about 30 minutes before falling asleep. No book. No New Yorker magazine. No watching Conan's intro with G & Lucy. Just silence, stillness, darkness.
The Russkie is providing the wine tonight. And I get to meet her kittens. Something tells me I will soon summon the energy to make a Panera run and join my friend.
Also? Turned in my 2nd paper today and am hoping I nailed it. Willa Cather and I are major peeps at this point. We're like BFF's.
Happy Vday to all you love birds tomorrow! <3 <3 <3
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