I think October may have been like Christmas, or a wedding... one of those BIG EVENTS where after you just feel... deflated. I had an excellent October. I saw loads of friends. I celebrated 3 of 6 family birthdays. I applied for, interviewed for, and then got a promotion at work. (which I intended to write about but haven't yet.. akk). I bought a second-hand Peloton to celebrate said promotion. I worked out a lot. I did a parkrun. I had managed two weeks with 3 days off work to watch kids.
So this goodby October post will be full of October joy, but my current brain is full of November Ennui. It's cold. It's dark. It's dark in the morning and at night and it's getting darker. Vegetables all taste bland and the only fruit is apples, bananas and pears. Lilah came home ill from nursery on Friday, Nora and Audrey may both be ill right now. I'm also suffering from what I think may be decision breakdown - or severe decision fatigue. At the coffee shop I ordered a chai latte and they asked me if I wanted cinnamon on top. "I don't know" I said. There was a long pause. I realized... I don't care. I spend all day making so many either pointless or point-full decisions. I decide the lives of four small children every day. I decide what to feed them for 3 meals and 2 snacks. I decide what they wear. I am so done deciding. This week I mostly didn't eat lunch because the act of deciding what to eat was too much. I need a decision holiday.
Anyways, this is an October post.
October Goals & How I did.
Finish Room Moves. Done! This is my new most favourite room in the house... my home office gym:
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| Looking from the door |
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| Looking at the door |
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| I can find things in this drawer now. |
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| I could not find things in this drawer. |
1 Rachel Thing. Yes! I got a facial. It was super relaxing and I'm fairly sure I fell asleep. Maybe I should just spend more time taking naps. I was so so relaxed after the facial. It was really lovely.
Continue to progress career. Yes! I got the promotion I was going for, and now I need to continue to network and grow my supporters. Interviewing for the promotion was a great experience which helped me reflect on why I started at my company and where I want to go. Plus I got interviewed by two really cool people who I hope to stay connected with.
Visit a pumpkin patch and a local halloween event. Yes! We visited the pumpkin patch and had a great time. We also went to a local castle which was decorated for halloween (in a silly way, not scary).
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| Isaac and the spooky castle kitchen |
No wonder November has been such a come down. October was super great. Maybe next year I need to plan October and November together to avoid this jolting crash to reality.
How was your October? How is November for you so far?
That is funny; I have a post scheduled for Tuesday re decision fatigue. Sometimes it just gets overwhelming. You will see but mine is a lot different from yours! However, I feel like just sitting on the couch with a blanket all day sometimes. I am sure you do too, although I am also fairly sure that you don't get the chance to do that very often!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the promo!! Yay! Go you! That's great news, and if you do write about it, I will be interested in hearing how it went. I guess you sat at the table like you promised!
My October was good! I stayed in one place for a couple of weeks, which was a nice change, and then I got to see Elisabeth! I also came back to the west coast, so I am now back on the right side of the country. November will be more of the PNW and then in December I will go home to the fam!
Congratulations on your promotion! That is wonderful news! It sounds like October was a great month. And I hear you on decision fatigue. I get so tired of deciding things, and you have to do it not just for yourself but for all of the kids...UGH. Your brain was made for better things. Your office/workout room looks GREAT.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Your so right - our brains are made for better things than 100 decisions of what spread to put on bread. I love thinking about it like that.
DeleteI get you - I often feel a bit of a letdown after a big event. The weather is still warm, but it's dark and there is no denying that winter is on the way.
ReplyDeleteYay yay yay on the promo!!! I hope that you write about it when you're ready.
Thank you! I think maybe the sudden cold *and* dark has thrown me for a loop this year. Heat on, windows closed, and everyone has a cold. Winter is here.
DeleteWhat a fun October. And Congrats on the promotion. That is so cool.
ReplyDeleteI would say you didn't miss out on not buying yellow nail polish. I used to have one and every time I removed it my hands looked like I was a smoker because the nails were all tainted.
Oh good to know about yellow nail polish! I hadn't thought of the smoker aspect. When I had braces as a kid I remember getting yellow and orange bands for halloween and it just looked like my teeth were rotten. Gross.
DeleteCongratulations on your promotion and an overall wonderful October. I have had a good October as well albeit T was traveling for work, but it culminated with a great Halloween. October started with my sister-friend birthday, then all things fall, hiking, picnics, crisp air, hayrides and campfires at the reservation, and then Halloween.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to November, too since it's NaBloPoMo, NJ teacher convention meaning a road trip! (already over as I type this), cooler temps, meaning more coziness, Thanksgiving and my oldest child's birthday right ON Thanksgiving this year. We have tow theater plays to go to: Mutts Gone Nuts and Grinch. So, I think it will be good :)
Your October sounds delightful! Hayrides and campfires? YAY!
DeleteYour november sounds great too. I love thanksgiving - how cool to have a birthday on thanksgiving. Andy and I have been saying we need to take the kids to some theatre, thanks for the reminder. Sounds like a fun month ahead.
I am commenting late but I wanted to say congrats on the promotion and yay for the Peloton!!
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