Aside from the intense pain in my jaw, I am in good spirits this morning. Every day for the past few days, I have said, “One day at a time.” That is where my head is again this morning. I am sitting at the airport, waiting for my flight, which boards in about 30 minutes. As I reflect on all that is happening in my life, I find there is way more positive than negative.
On the negative, my jaw is hurting. I had a wisdom tooth removed. I am not sure if the pain is simply the aftermath of the surgery, an infection, or a different issue all together. I am ready to be pain free. Second on the health front, when I went in for the oral surgery, they put heart monitors on me, which is standard procedure. The dentist saw something on the heart monitor. I do not fully understand what, but I am now headed to a cardiologist in a couple of weeks. I am not sure if it is mental or real, but now I do feel as if my heart is skipping a beat here and there.
Secondly on the negative, there is a resource issue on one of my projects at work. I can’t say much about it other than it is fascinating how detrimental a single individual can be to a project. On the positive, I believe that we will be able to come together and resolve the issue. We will see how things evolve in the days to come.
Lastly on the negative, I am coming to terms with the fact that Potatoe is not a spring chicken. We never knew exactly how old he was when he was found on the lam, nearly dead. He has an energy about him that makes him seem like a pup, and his teeth have always been in great condition. These are traits they use to guess a dog’s age. Well, a key sign of aging emerges in their eyes as they get older, and Potatoe shows signs of significant aging in his eyes. He does not spend much time outside, so the issue is not sun damage; the issue is aging. I plan to have plenty of “Potatoe and me” days in the next year.
On the positive, I loved being in person with one of my project teams this week. I loved seeing the collaboration, the energy, and the strong productivity. I am looking forward to getting home, but I have enjoyed this week from a work perspective.
More on the positive, Brainy Bird is looking at apartments to live off campus next semester. This is an excited milestone in an young adult’s life. We initially thought that he had to live on campus for his scholarship. He did some research and found out otherwise. Not only that, there may not be housing available to him as a junior next year. He has been looking for apartments with his friends. I love seeing the independence. I love that he came to me with all his research complete and his decision made. He just needs me to sign the lease has a guarantor. I feel like this is age discrimination as his credit score and income should qualify him on his own, but I am not going to charge up that hill.
More on the positive, I have a date with an old friend on Saturday. We have been seeing each other a significant amount over the past couple of weeks. I want to take things slow, but I am really looking forward to going out with him on Saturday.
Aside from a “B” in English, Little Chirp’s grades are outstanding. I know that he wants to make all A’s, so I know he will be working hard to bring his English grade up. It is not just his grades that are good, his attitude and his disposition in life are amazing.
I will spend the entire day traveling home. I secretly like having a travel day every now and then. I like having time to catch up on the administrative aspects of my work. I like having time to myself to reflect and spend time doing things, like writing in my blog, that I do not normally have time for.
While I will enjoy my travel day, I am also looking forward to getting home. Little Chirp and I will enjoy a healthy dinner together tonight. Tomorrow, we will spend some time together before he goes to the school play. Then in the evening, I will be going on my date, which consists of attending a birthday party for a close friend at one of my favorite bars. On Sunday, Little Chirp and I will be getting up crazy early to go to the Autism Awareness run in Sugar Land. I am going to hate myself Sunday morning right up until I get to the finish line.
I plan to spend Sunday relaxing, work can wait until Monday, one day at a time.