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Way out of sync
October 17, 2008
I am totally overwhelmed. I'm posting today because I need to take time to write out my "anxiousness" (I always feel better after writing) and so that I can look back on this post in a couple weeks and say "whew, I'm glad I'm not in that space anymore".
Let's see, I'm two hours behind (the kids & I finished lunch at 3pm) totally jet lagged from our 24 hour journey home. My back aches from trying to sleep on the plane and generally all that sitting around. My youngest child is going through sugar withdrawal and is very unhappy about life.
The contents of my fridge are limited to beets, a spaghetti squash and carrots. The kids, who have been watching way too much TV for the last 2 weeks, are rediscovering their creative genius and making a large mess in the process. I have a group buying club order to put together before tomorrow morning.
The trip laundry is overflowing in my kitchen awaiting a sunny day for washing and drying outside. And everywhere I look I see another project (kitchen renovations, broken bookcase shelves, dirty curtains) that needs to be done and hasn't been touched for weeks.
And to top it off (most likely this is the root of my discontent) I am out of touch with my usual spiritual practices and seasonal routines. We were only gone two weeks but I feel like I've been gone for a month. I guess we kind of were when you take into account our September visit with family, Common Ground camping trip, and preparations for this trip.
I miss my prayer journal, shared meals with friends, and giving to people in need. I miss being at the farm, working in the garden, the New England countryside in fall. I miss the relationships and rhythms that sustain me and keep me grounded. Hope to return to these very soon, kind of imperative that I do.
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casey on Oct. 17, 2008, 9:48 p.m.
welcome home.
i've enjoyed the excerpts of your voyage - the apples await.
casey
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claudia on Oct. 18, 2008, 12:04 a.m.
it's always such a bummer to have to get back and recover from a trip! Hopefully you can ease back into normalcy this weekend.
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Karen on Oct. 18, 2008, 12:03 p.m.
It's the bitter part of the sweet to going away on vacation. And if you're like me, looking from the outside in (as away from your home setting), you get all these wonderful ideas of things to do and accomplish when you're back home. Then surprise! You're back into the fray of it all and the days are gobbled up with not even covering the basics! However, the memories and the photos are yours to savor over and again as you slowly get back into sync.
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Andie on Oct. 17, 2008, 4:52 p.m.
Oh yuck. It is so hard to get back into a routine after a trip. Take your time love, ease back in. We will all be here when your feeling more on top of it all. Namaste, a.