I have an incredibly fugly chair that I refused to let go in this move. I have grown so fond of this chair that it sometimes feels like I am returning to the womb when I sit in it. I’ve covered it with a blanket so I don’t have to be reminded about how ugly it is. Tom’s been at his new office, setting things up, which mean I’m hope alone, with stressful work and mountains of full, heavy boxes. I scramble to do both work and unpacking. By the end of the day, I am so exhausted I could just curl up in a ball, and so yesterday i did, in my lovely chair, with an apple.
I started to get a bit of cabin fever last night. When Tom got home, I made some easy dinner and we went out into the world to gather supplies. There are bulbs out here and there, our garbage can wouldn’t fit in the kitchen, we need a soap dish, little things like that. We went to Target and Trader Joe’s. Today Tom left the car at home and snuck out for a lunchtime garden supply run. I went to the Portland Garden center and was completely overwhelmed with choices. I brought home a couple of blueberries, some dirt, and some seeds. When I got home, I got caught up with work and enjoyed a nice afternoon apple. I’m starting to feel a little more settled, a little less frantic with each day. Maybe by the end of next week I’ll start to normalize. I do feel a little down, like an aftershock, but I’ve discovered our backyard has plenty of bees, and it’s very sunny today. Hopefully the weather will stay like this for a little bit. Might try to set up my laptop on the back porch if there is enough warmth out there to work comfortably.