Mood: down
Topic: Daily Eruptions
I don't have true "buyer's remorse" in the sense that I regret buying the house--I still love the house (even though it's smaller than I realized). It's just a general bottoming out and depression as a result of all the changes. I think adrenaline carried me for most of June and the week that Hans was gone, but now I'm physically and emotionally exhausted and all I want is to escape. I still have a few things to move from the old house, probably one more car load, and I still have cleaning to do there. Plus, I still have to find places for all the things that we've already moved, and that is not one of my strengths. If I could sleep the whole weekend, I certainly would. I'm supporting Sudie at a show reception tomorrow morning, and I need to get back to running--seven miles tomorrow. I drove loops around the new neighborhood figuring out a 7 mile route, now I just have to dress and drag myself outside to actually run them. I'm still trying to decide if I want to attempt them before the reception, or if I want to save them for late tomorrow night....
I ran errands and brought another full car load of stuff from the old place tonight. That gave me a chance to pop into Candy and Al's to get hugs from "my" kids. They are a wonder! No matter how stressed out I am, one hug from Brendan and I always feel better. The girls were very cute tonight, too, and bent their heads toward me so I could kiss their hair when I asked if I could give them kisses. I think one of the reasons I'm so depressed is because I feel isolated over here and am missing my family. It wasn't that I spent that much time with them, but I saw them every couple days and could get my kid fix on a regular basis. I am going to have to find a way to make friends here and actively work on maintaining them. I don't have co-workers anymore, and Chad thinks it would take some stress off the marriage if I had other people who valued me to spend time with. He's probably right, but it's been a long time since I made new friends outside of work. It will definitely take some effort.
And I'm bummed that it's already the middle of July and I haven't done any fun summer things yet. There is no vacation planned for this summer; Hans's new job doesn't allow him to take any time off until December and the money isn't there for me to go anywhere on my own. It's not even looking like I'll be able to go to Florida with my family in the fall.
I know, I'm whining, but a lot of things are catching up with me today, and I'm wishing I was out from some of these responsibilities for awhile.
Thoughts captured by Kristine
at 10:53 PM EDT
Updated: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:57 AM EDT