Not All Days Are Created Equal!
Normally we're one of those households where we get up fairly late in the mornings and we stay up doing our work till 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.
There's something oddly peaceful about being busy when the rest of the world is quiet... at least, I have always found it comforting.
Today, however, I just feel exhausted and my head is hurting and it just feels like this day has been swinging very forcefully from one direction to another. It has been a bit like being in a relatively small boat going across rough seas for a long time.
I had hopes of being far more productive today than I actually ended up being, and it felt like every time I was getting ready to do something productive some kind of interruption would come up and derail my good intentions.
And yes, I know what "they" say about the road to Hell being paved with good intentions!
And I'm also sure there are those who would argue that it's "just life" to feel constantly jostled about...
I guess the final blow of the day was learning that my cousin's husband back in Denmark passed away this morning at age 64 after a prolonged illness.
It was one of those things that was no great surprise because everybody knew perfectly well at his days were very numbered... but even though we claim to be prepared for such an event the actual passing of someone who has been part of our life for decades is different from simply believing that you know what's going to happen.
And so, I found myself looking at Mrs. Denmarkguy and declaring that "I am just damn tired."
Of course there's no real rest to be had right now because we're trying to get the house ready for our kids to come over from Seattle for the Christmas weekend... the first of whom arrives tomorrow and the next set arrives on Friday.
Besides I have to be up and at 'em tomorrow morning at around goodness-knows-when to help drive an elderly friend of ours around to run his errands because he no longer has a driver's license.
I don't mind being "of service" to people and I generally do it gladly, but I'm just damn tired.
And yes, here I am... venting into the virtual space that is Hive, when maybe I would be better served by just sleeping. But somehow I don't feel ready to sleep, quite yet.
Maybe it sounds like I'm being grumpy at the moment, but I don't actually feel grumpy and I might even say that I feel too scatterbrained to be grumpy!
Jesper was my friend for over 40 years, and was always very energetic and outspoken, particularly for a Dane. It won't be quite the same to visit Denmark again without him at the family table.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week ahead!
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Created at 2023-12-20 00:16 PST
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Working in the midnight is actually preferable to me. Everywhere will be silent and there will be no noise or distraction from anyone
That's one of the things I like about it... not getting disturbed.
Very sorry for your loss.
Thank you! His passing was no great surprise as he had been in the throes of a degenerative illness with no cure for over a year. Still, you're never "prepared" for the finality of the last breath.
Sorry to hear of your loss. Even when it’s expected one can never be ready for it when it happens.
This year I also have been just so very tired, just no energy. I attribute it to the back pain, but I’m not sure it is just that. This last quarter of the year has been very draining and I think that’s a good deal of it.
I hope you are feeling better when the family comes…
Thank you.
I understand what you mean about back pain being very tiring. I have an old back injury that I'm always battling and whenever I do some heavy work of some sort, it always lets me know that it's still there. And this is an injury that dates back 30 years!
That said, this year it definitely feels like there has been something else at play. I tried to attribute some of it to the fact that I'm simply not 29 anymore, but that doesn't cover it entirely...
No, I doubt that's it as it has been happening to people much younger and also ones older than I. Something's afoot...