It's been a long weekend, a relatively good one too. I've had my share of frustrations building up with what I feel are excessive demands on my time by work and family, yet I also know full well that they're temporary, intermittent and would and will be missed at some point soon. That's not always easy to keep conscious of when interruptions take me off task and off\-path every 20 minutes, but it's also a challenge I can overcome with delegation and direction. Teach a child to fish, perhaps, is the motto du jour. And don't expect a tiger to change his stripes might be another one. Accepting the limitations of my ability to control anything beyond my responses is paramount to my success and peace. Tommy was reasonably easy to deal with, and he spent both days diving in Monterey. His new dry-suit is working wonderfully, and I'm glad he's gotten it, as it's allowing him to enjoy diving so much more. It's a game-changer. Lauren and I have finally made the time to get her back behind the wheel. The new contact lenses create a significant difference. She's driving very well, still working past anxieties and the number of things you must constantly think about when you're behind the wheel, which has become second nature. I do recall, though, how intense it was to drive at first. She's doing great. Friday night, we went to Mark and Wendy's and Kelly and Velma. We sat around the firepit, snacked and talked for hours in-depth about a wide range of exciting and engaging topics, including population density and social class. It was fascinating. Our neighbor's Dom and Mary came over Saturday night, and we did something similar but with Clam Chowder brought from Fisherman's Grotto in Monterey by Tommy. We went to KZ in San Jose to look at tiles for the panorama entryway and got many other ideas. I think we may be approaching a point of making some compromises in our timeline and plans, putting less emphasis on doing a bunch of remodeling upfront vs. just getting some essential needs managed and moving in sooner, which would allow us to afford to make changes and we could work on a wide range of things ourselves too. Now we're thinking about clearing it out, painting the interiors altogether, getting new flooring in the kid's room and upgrading the main bedroom lighting, then moving in. Then we can continue with the kitchen plans while we make final decisions, allow for a lead time due to supply chain constraints and pay our taxes and the crawlspace work off. Lauren and I visited Linda, and I'll be doing so tomorrow too. She's still unresponsive; I can't even get her to open her eyes anymore. It's not seemingly likely that she'll survive through the month, and it's overwhelming to try and comprehend this in full as well as balance the emotions at play for myself and the kids while also working towards a move and a future that comes at such a high cost. It's a constant balancing act to keep level-headed. I'm glad I stopped drinking last year and got back in shape; it's likely saved me.
Metrics 📊 seven-day averages: ⚖️ 160.2 lbs,❤️ 60.9 BPM, 👣 5872.5 steps, 🧘🏼11 minutes