4.16.2007

spring break


Friday's storm day ushered in Spring Break here in the Great White North!

I started my break by stepping far as in FAR outside my comfort zone by having my sister stay with me for the weekend. The original plan was for her to help move a couch that's broken but since I can't lift stuff, she certainly couldn't move it by herself. So we ended up hanging around and talking, which was really good. She wasn't living around here when I entered the real adult world, so she didn't seem to know or remember my party-girl days. It was fun to refresh her on that, and to let her see who I am as an adult woman.

It was nice. I needed to push my boundaries by having someone come in AND stay overnight. I think I handled it very well. Taking into consideration that Thursday was the 2nd anniversary of "the incident" and all the trauma that includes, plus my OCD... it was not unpleasant and I only got anxious a couple of times but it wasn't paralyzing anxiety.

So, vacation starts off with a great experiment for me--and a great bonding time with my sister. I needed her and she needed me.

Now, it's time to fill the week with some fun and relaxation. Today's going to mostly be a pajama day, I need to sleep and get myself balanced again after the weekend. I'm so proud of how I did this weekend, I don't know if I can say it enough! And I finished Lisey's Story, which was not a typical Stephen King but had a lot of the elements of King that I enjoy: enough Maine that I knew where he was talking about and could visualize it, accessible language and fantastic culture references.

I watched Man of the Year which was not quite what I expected: certainly not a frantic Robin Williams, but lots of his funny schtick but had a pretty important political message. I'm trying to remember if the message is liberal or not, but I don't remember.

Dad lent me a stack of videos: The Departed, Marie Antoinette, Hollywood Land, and of course I am now drawing a blank what the rest are.

Maybe I'll even get out of town, get the stink blown off. But it's ok if I don't. I feel pretty comfortable right now, no anxious feeling making me feel like I've got to get out of town (certainly not like last break).

I guess it's nap time.




what if this is as good as it gets?

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