Retirement Celebration??

I posted the 23 for 2023 recap and the 24 for 2024 posts yesterday. I planned to do a more reflective post on 2023 and more details on the why of my 2024 list items, but I ran out of energy this week. It was getting more and more delayed so it's good enough. I hope you get the gist of it.

This week is far more scheduled than I expected. Hubby needing to go to Asheville to sort out furnace problems was the first wrench. Then I got a volunteer assignment so I have a court appearance on Thursday morning (had to postpone my dentist appointment). We need to take an infant CPR class and there was a spot for this evening -- we took it. Next available was in March. 

I guess all the pushing back ahead of the shower has caught up. I still plan to go to Asheville next week for a couple of days. I'm not sure the "retirement" celebration is happening. I need to think on it some more. My usual ideas all have hitches. 

Massage -- expensive and I'm expecting my monthly (no fun if I feel crappy)

Dinner at Plant -- also expensive and it's cold and dark so I don't know if going out feels fun

New Hike -- it's really cold here and in Asheville -- my toes can't handle outside

Theater -- nothing really playing and crowds with germs

That said, my retirement date is really the NEXT week so I have time -- a lot can change by then.

Today I'm meeting a friend to paint birdhouse gourds. They're grown and dried at the farm I belong to and this should be fun. We planned to do a catchup lunch too, but she needs to babysit her granddaughter so we're just doing the class now.

I'm feeling out of sorts this week. It's probably hormones and less circumstances, but it's bumming me out. I thought I'd feel so much relief and good feelings post baby shower. Everything went really well. Instead I'm grumpy and want to hibernate from everyone. Geez.

It's a long day today with the 2 hour CPR class this evening -- won't be home until 9 o'clock and up early for a morning court hearing. So much for relaxing this week. I'm reminding myself this is a product of a full life and the overwhelm is coming from hormones. Peri is no joke. 

Hope your week is going well. Later gators.