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My Life Thus Far
The Longest Day
It's been the longest day. Not at all bad, but let me tell you, I'm pleased as a peach to be in my bed right now. And equally pleased that I don't have to get up at 6am tomorrow morning! I actually get to sleep a full 8 hours... if I'm done writing in 16 minutes, which is doable if I focus. I shall try.
There are those days where it feels like I maximize every moment of it. Today was one of those days. I took a look at my S Health results and I was on the move the entire day. With the exception of my lunch. I sat for a bit then. Otherwise, I was either working or hitting store after store, trying to get the kids Christmas presents. I don't like waiting this late, but I wasn't given too many options. It's about 99% done. I feel like I'm still missing something (which is why I can't say 100%), but the vast majority of it is done. I just need a marathon wrapping session and I'm good to go.
Nothing about my demeanor was different from any other day, but for whatever reason customers seemed to love me! I had several ask to speak with a manager to tell them how wonderful I was. It's flattering, but funny. I do the same behaviors day in and day out and usually don't get much praise for it, but today I was a rock star! It feels good to be appreciated, for sure. I think a lot has to do with people coming in who aren't regular shoppers. Our regular customers know what a bra fitting specialist is and understand that I'm there to help with ever minute detail of their bra shopping experience. Seasonal shoppers aren't familiar with our level of service, so it seems revolutionary that someone would be there to walk them through the entire process. It's the one thing I love most about my job. The one on one connections, and they were on point today!
After work I started the even more daunting job of Christmas shopping. It never fails. I'm always stuck between two thought processes. The first being "oh my GOD, I've spent SO MUCH MONEY" and "I didn't buy enough. I didn't do enough. They need more. I'm a lousy parent. They won't be happy". Deep in my soul I know that has never been the case. Even the years we were tighter than we are now. My kids have always been grateful. I got them thoughtful/useful/personalized gifts. They'll be happy, and I need to allow myself to let go of the notion that I haven't bought them enough. It's more than enough, honestly.
When I got home, Logan was here. Annie's new boyfriend. I like him. Even more important, Snookums likes him! This boy (well, man I suppose. He's 19) is charismatic, charming, friendly, polite, so well-mannered, and pretty. He's very handsome in a delicate kind of way. Much like how I expect Keenan to look as he gets older. Soft features with a bit of a rugged edge. I can't decide if he's truly as wonderful as he seems, or if he's too good to be true and will eventually hurt Annie. It's not my place to meddle in those sorts of things, though. I'm happy if Annie's happy, and she is. Happier than she ever was with Omar, and just as happy as she was with Colin before things started to go down hill.
My knee is so bad now. I wore a knee brace all day at work, but by the end of my shift my knee had swollen to the point where the knee brace kept rolling down, and my knee was swelling over the brace. I started experiencing numbness in my foot and a shooting pain going up my thigh (I assume from the compression). I texted Snookums about it and he called and made me an appointment for tomorrow. Because I'm too stubborn to do it myself. And I'm still hoping it will resolve itself. But it probably won't. I need to come to terms with that. For tonight, I'm going to take a few hits of cannabis and luxuriate in a full 8 hours sleep. Funny how sleep becomes so much more coveted as an adult. I'd kill to have all those unwanted naps from childhood back!
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