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canyonwalkerI've been mostly chilling at home for the past 5 days. It wasn't supposed to be like that. When we got home Tuesday night from our last-minute Hawaii vacation our plan was to make a quick turn and board a flight early Wednesday morning out to Chicago to spend 5 days with friends around New Year's Eve. But on the flight back from Hawaii we were already reconsidering the Chicago trip due to the surging Covid case rate. We sat down late Tuesday night to make a go/no-go decision. In light of the fact the surge had only worsened from 3 days prior we made the last-minute decision to cancel going to Chicago. By that point it was less than 7 hours before we'd have left for the airport again.
Usually the prospect of having 5 days off from work (in this case a weekend plus 3 weekdays) without anywhere to go or anything special to do drives me nuts. This time... it wasn't so bad. Part of that is Coronavirus; going anywhere is risky. Part of that is the weather; it's cold out, and that's not enjoyable. And part of it is right now I don't mind just relaxing.
Tomorrow is back to work, though. As I've managed barely to think about work for 10 days now I'll have to ease back into it. ...And I do expect it to be ease, not crash. I've glanced at my work email once a day or so during this time off to check if there will be any fires I have to put out immediately upon return. There are not. There's not even a big backlog of normal priority stuff waiting for me. That's the good thing about taking time off when most people are also taking time off.... If they're not in the office, either, they can't make work for me!
Usually the prospect of having 5 days off from work (in this case a weekend plus 3 weekdays) without anywhere to go or anything special to do drives me nuts. This time... it wasn't so bad. Part of that is Coronavirus; going anywhere is risky. Part of that is the weather; it's cold out, and that's not enjoyable. And part of it is right now I don't mind just relaxing.
- Wednesday morning I slept in then lazed around like a slug most of the day. It was a much-needed rest after 5 go-go-go days in Hawaii without a decent night's sleep for any of them.
- Thursday I lazed around again and... I'm not sure what else. I don't even remember!
- Friday we took it easy in the morning then went hiking in the mountains in the afternoon. For New Year's Eve that night we cooked a nice dinner, had a just-the-two-of-us celebration, and went for a late evening soak in the hot tub.
- Saturday I lazed around again. We were both a bit achy, probably some kind of common cold thing and NOT Covid (we tested negative), so we put off plans for another hike and walked about 2 miles around town instead.
- Sunday I lazed around yet again. 🤣 Hawk was still feeling achy, and I... was okay being a slug. She organized some of her comic books while I fiddled on my computer.
Tomorrow is back to work, though. As I've managed barely to think about work for 10 days now I'll have to ease back into it. ...And I do expect it to be ease, not crash. I've glanced at my work email once a day or so during this time off to check if there will be any fires I have to put out immediately upon return. There are not. There's not even a big backlog of normal priority stuff waiting for me. That's the good thing about taking time off when most people are also taking time off.... If they're not in the office, either, they can't make work for me!
