Leaving on a little long weekend trip tomorrow and I’ve decided that I want to try to carry-on my luggage. I haven’t been in a carry-on situation in years. I have become such a rare traveler that this is weird for me.
So the dilemmas are as follows:
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How to pack all the stuff I want to bring in one tiny suitcase and one tote bag. I have so much shit that I have to carry now - meds, supplements, powders and potions…technology cords, my ipad for reading and noting, phone…and of course, clothes. Checking the weather constantly because it will be cooler than I’m used to so now there are layers involved. Plus, the fashion situation. I gotta wear thrifted items and such for my 75 Hard thingie. We are going to be going to a football game and dinners and doing lots of walking. WTF. How do I do this?
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The government shutdown is making me bonkers. So now I have to worry if something is going to happen to my flight. I’m not flying my “regular” airline, so I have zero status. I’m trying to calculate how much earlier I need to be at the airport. And of course, I’m such a goddamn early bird at the airport anyway - I’m already freaking out about my travel back on Sunday because we’ll be hours away from the airport and my friends are not early risers like I am. I’ll be depending on them to drive my ass back to the airport and I’m fretting about that already?! Ugh. Good news is that I have Monday off work, so if something weird happens, I have an extra day to get home, I guess?
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But Martini! My baby is going to be staying with a sitter at her house. I hope and pray she’ll be ok. And I know she will be, but as you know, I rarely leave her! And she’s now on these anti-inflammatory meds for her joints. And the supplements the doc recommended have still not yet arrived. Never mind. Just picked up my phone and put a new order in on AMZ and it’s supposed to be here today. And I just contacted Chewy for a refund. They used to have great customer service. They are KNOWN for their customer service. What happened? UGH. I just hate leaving my baby. OK. Panic over. Just had to let it out for a minute.
Other dilemmas:
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Literally not into anything anymore at work. The business sucks - of course, MY product (the stuff that I created is up 100% year-over-year, but the rest of the biz is in the toilet and nobody gives a shit. So why should I? And I hate feeling this way! Kitty Cat is leaving; I’m clearly not getting a raise OR even any kudos for the shit I’ve done for the company, so I’m quietly quitting (though I desperately need the salary)
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The job search is on, and I’m getting no traction. I’ve sent out resumes and have gotten a few rejection letters, but no bites. I’ve gotten very active on LinkedIn - written a couple of posts that feel good, but do those actually get people real jobs? Eh.
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My financial advisor pulled some cash out of my savings and threw it in my brokerage account, and it looks like I’ve lost it ALL?! Already! In literally one day. I wanted to put it into a HYSA, but he talked me into just throwing into my brokerage account because it was growing like a freaking weed. But in one goddamn day it has been flushed. I know I shouldn’t look at my accounts every day, but when I’m kind of freaking out about what to do with my life, it really sucks to see that. If you’re going to note me, please don’t give me financial advice today. I can’t/don’t want to hear it today. Maybe next week. Thanks.
OK. Time to get on with the day. Walk Martini. Get a workout in. Pack. Do some half-assed fucking work. I wish I was in a bouncier mood today. Maybe after rebounding…
But I really AM excited about my girls’ weekend. It’s my college girls and a couple of their daughters (the daughters are now the age we were when we all met, so that will be a full-circle moment!), and I’m really looking forward to the girl/friend time.
I love you.
xox,
GS
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