Monday

We are back to full week of work after the month-long holiday season. Essentially being the first real work Monday of the new year, it's the Mondayist Monday ever. After a rough weekend with a family member's in-law passing away and my husband traveling for an unrelated shiva visit, I expected today to be difficult. I feel the opposite.

Last week I definitely overdosed on media coverage. With every article, news clip, or senator's remarks I felt my blood boil at how this man could possibly be put on the highest court with all the accusations against him. They are so focused on winning that they are blinded to what is right and wrong. It feels like the days after Hillary's loss, except we saw this train wreck coming and were helpless to stop it. I don't think the stress has dissolved, but being past the vote is almost like permission to put it on the back burner and allow other things to take up some mental space.

I've also accepted the delay in our timeline. There's nothing I can do about it, so may as well enjoy the "time off." I looked into pottery and woodworking classes. Those are really expensive! I want to work out more and am still considering the cost of joining a gym. There are a finite number of dollars and I need to decide how to spend them. Speaking of which, I also sent out a few resumes. Every so often I say I'm ready for a new job but then remember the perks of my current position and reconsider. This delayed timeline gives me time to think, and I think I'm ready to see what's out there.

I'm happy to be back in routine and get back to a schedule. We'll see if I'm still as chipper about this by Friday.