A combination of discouragement from this past Wednesday's Barracuda mishap, the frustration from a ridiculously poorly managed week at work, and mixed emotions of a Saturday to myself have left me confused and frantic.
I love having a full day to myself. Especially when Hubs is setting out pretty early for a full day with his friends (which I bail on because I'm pretty sure I'm mildly agoraphobic). It gives me an entire day to do whatever I wish without worrying about tracking through the house because I forgot something in the basement or just sitting and watching tv all day if that's what I feel like doing.
The trouble today is simply my own: Wednesday sucked all my determination for the car out of me when I hit yet another snag in the brake conversion. I'm not going into detail...I don't have it in me to relive it right now. I'll just say that more parts are not fitting as they should so more parts must be ordered, with fingers crossed that they fit.
But I also don't want to waste another day crying about what's going wrong, so I do need to move on and figure it out.
At the same time...I have the house to myself! I had a rough week, not just with the car, but we changed shipping companies at work so everything has been in disarray and that just does not mesh with my personality! I am physically drained from the extra effort to get stuff done and mentally drained from having to work with management that really has no clue. So I'd love to just take a day to chill and do something I am fairly confident won't end in me cursing.
So I am still not quite sure how my day will pan out. I have already gotten my run in this morning. Week 5/ Day 1 of the C25K program. No need for protein bars today, since I am sure I ended a lot of bug lives by swallowing them whole.
I also added an extra 15 minute full body workout to my days this week. I think it is why I have been able to keep the evening cocktails out. So I'm feeling good about that.
This week I wanted take a picture of the pond I pass by each morning...a sort of 'drive with me'. I am usually surprised by how different it can look depending on the air, light, temperature...how late/early I am.
But it seems I picked a week where every day was the same...save the morning I was super late...Tuesday.
Day 1: Monday
Pretty clear day. I was sticking to my usual schedule, as it was the first day back for my work friend, after her 2 week visit with her son in Scotland. I was a little shocked how bright my brake lights were!
Day 2: Tuesday
I left late because the opening manager on Tuesdays usually gets there just in the nick of time. I also saw a massive deer that morning as I was slowing to stop for the pond picture, but my camera was not ready for that, unfortunately.
Day 3: Thursday
Basically the same as day one, except the sky was a bit darker as we got rain pretty much all day Thursday. The darker sky really enhanced the red of my brake lights. I considered cropping that part out but I actually kind of like it.
Day 4: Friday
A foggy morning. I love fog over a pond. There are some days that are just super creepy, but this was pretty light. By the time I got to work, it was already about 75 degrees...at 5 am.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend. More car updates when I can handle it, emotionally. ;)