Author: Christine

Christine http://www.mombie.com I'm a writer/storyteller/director/creativity & lifestory coach with a black belt in ITF Taekwon-do. I read voraciously and I write like my fingers are on fire. I'm the founder and Co-Chair of the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl and I'm the current president of the St. John's Storytelling Festival. I bake a mean chocolate chip cookie.

A good day

Today was much less hectic that most Christmas Eves have been but between 5-8 when I was trying to figure out how to cook the meal we had ordered was absolutely maddening.

I had most of the day planned for ease but that part was really glitchy. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong and I thought my brain was going to break.

Good news, though, my brain made it through relatively unscathed.

Weirdly unbusy

I had plenty of time to do everything I needed and wanted to do today.

This is positively unprecedented.

I actually felt a little unnerved this morning when I realized that I didn’t have a lot of things that I needed to do right away.

This is what comes of proper medication, a determination to dial things back, and some good luck.

I hope this is a sign of how things can be on a regular basis.

A pinch of trouble

I have my Covid booster and my flu shot yesterday and I didn’t feel great last night and earlier today.

I had a little bit of a sore throat, I was a little sniffly, and I was quite achey.

In fact, any place I have had an injury and any place that I sometimes have aches and pains was aching and paining.

And this morning when I woke up my index finger, middle finger and thumb on both hands were asleep and they felt weird for hours.

Apparently, that kind of numbness is a possible sign of carpal tunnel syndrome so now I am wondering if I’m getting a glimpse of the future if I don’t take care of my wrists.

PS – I called this ‘a pinch of trouble’ because I had trouble making that motion this morning. Yes, I think I’m funny. 😉

Today, I am the boss of time!

I had a really enjoyably busy day today and I felt like I was making good decisions about my time – a rare feeling for me.

I was able to plan out my (many) errands today and not just get stuck on the metaphorical hamster wheel once I got started.

Is this what neurotypical people take for granted?

I’m jealous.

Pressing pause on some things

I had some tasks that I was hoping to finish up before taking a break at the end of the year but I’m not going to be able to get them done.

I was feeling a bit frustrated about that and trying to think of ways to finish them. Not so I could be finished, per se, but so I could ensure that they weren’t popping into my head over my break.

But since those thoughts were leading me into considering working for an extra day, I opted out of that.

Instead, I have decided to have a look at where each project stands, to make a list of what comes next, and then pick a day after my vacation when I will restart.

So, I’m not done with them, but I am pausing them for now.

And that feels almost as good as being done.