First wake up was 3:20 to go to the bathroom & it took a while to go back to sleep. I was dreaming about work when my alarm woke me up at 4:55 a.m. Ugh, time to get up. Text my husband good morning (he started work @ 5:00). I opened the bedroom door so the cats could come in & say good morning & drink from the fountain on the table in the bedroom. One of the three cats actually rubbed on me & wanted to be petted which was nice. The other two cats were running around together.
I got dressed & went into the family room to let our German Shepherd out of her crate. She walked outside but turned right around & wanted to come back in the house. She had cats to chase after all plus her “dad” let her out earlier when he was up to go to work.
The animals worked out their “locations” & our dog actually laid down next to me on the floor while I stretched before I walked on the treadmill. As I was stretching I thought about the day ahead and what I needed to get done at work.
While I was walking on the treadmill I finished watching the movie “Security” with Antonio Banderas, it was a good movie & helped the walk go quickly. While I was stretching after my walk, two of the cats wanted to be petted & flopped down on the floor next to me & my head. Silly creatures 🙂
As I was taking my shower my mind wandered between thinking about my step-kids (who are out on their own now) and how little I see them anymore and work. Focusing on work is more productive so that was what I did while I finished getting ready to go to work. I received more attention seeking from our oldest cat which is always nice.
It was nice driving to work in the sunshine for the second day in a row. Walking into the building was cool but I didn’t get cold. I was surprised to see my boss was already at work. I got to work at 7:30 like usual. Once I got my water, I returned to my desk & opened up my e-mail & began responding to those. I noticed as I was going for my second tumbler of water I was feeling sad & I tried to pin point it. I think it is because of several fairly recent changes in my personal life. I decided not to dwell on it and to return back to my work. It’s going to be a busy day with meetings.
I sat through a two hour meeting which pushed my usual lunch time back 40 minutes. That meeting had one individual in it that was too loud & “energetic” for my mood so I was very ready to leave! My husband had sent me a text saying he let our dog out in case I wasn’t able to make it home to let her out. When I did get home & let her out, she did a repeat of this morning—out on the patio, turned around & wanted to come back in. She was able to stretch her legs for a while & even get a nibble or two of our middle cat. She got a milk bone treat when I put her back in her crate before returning to work. While I was home I really felt like I just wanted to stay home the rest of the day… oh, if only. I returned to work so I could work on one of my projects before my last meeting at 3:00. Still feeling sad & blah today…
I finished out my work day & talked to my husband briefly right before my 3:00 meeting about plans for dinner with friends.
We went to Geno’s for pizza & beer & two sets of our friends ended up meeting us there & we saw a couple we see on a regular basis when we go to BDubs. Dinner was good & it was nice catching up with our friends. We got home a bit later than we had planned since we both had to get up early Thursday but that’s alright.
I am finishing up this journal on Thursday, and had one last bit of information to add since it pertains to my sadness yesterday… I had a dream this morning with my Mom in it (she passed away unexpectedly in 2013), so I think the Mother’s Day stuff caught up with me yesterday & I wasn’t too aware of what was going on (I was obviously sad on Sunday but I guess it carried over). Mother’s Day is difficult for me too because neither of my step-kids recognize me on Mother’s Day… Anyway, signing off until next time.
