…three and a half hours after it was supposed to take off we are still on the ground and waiting to go back to the gate. At this rate I fear our flight crew will time out and ill be spending the night in charlotte!

….and I spoke it into being. Flight crew just announced they timed out. Aaaaagh.

Ugh, not fair of the universe to keep piling on you at this time.

I took Mom out to lunch at a new local lounge that has an assortment of charcuterie boards (also salads, pizzas, and dips, but we opted for a shared board to snack on) and then stopped by my place where she got to pet Jackson for the first time. He didn't purr, but he seems to have lost most of his fear of her thanks to regular visits.

…three and a half hours after it was supposed to take off we are still on the ground and waiting to go back to the gate.

OMG, I hate it so much for you. What a massive soul-crushing disaster on top of all the other shit.

We finally took off, and landed about 4 hours late. I should get home about 24 hours after I woke up. Yikes. But the good news is the Uber prices are back to reasonable amounts (last time I landed here late maybe a year ago, it was $90 to get home, so I took an actual taxi because it was cheaper!) and I think I can use some of the Uber eats gift cards my aunts sent to pay for it. I can’t wait to sleep.

I do hope you are in the deepest and most restorative sleep, meara. I'm sorry for all of it. Try and do as little as possible for the next few days to try and recover some.

That sucks, meara. I hope you sleep well.

So brainy people, here’s where I am today. I WANT to get things done, either cleaning, or yard stuff, or knitting. I KNOW I will feel better if I do any of this. But it feels like my brain is screaming on the inside OH MY GOD IT IS TOO MUCH, JUST SIT DOWN AND WATCH THINGS. But then I try saying to my brain (because it feels very separate from me) “But, we’ll feel better and not spiral about wasting the whole weekend. We already did nothing all day yesterday.” And then I my whole body feels like I might actually have a full on toddler meltdown.

I’ve showered and lean two errands while I had the car, that broke through the brain a bit. I stayed on my feet to get dishes washed, recycling out, 1 load of laundry in, and 2 rooms roombaed. (2 of those are passive cleaning which are much easier).

But then I sat down and now it’s been an hour.

You’ve done a lot, msbelle. Listen to your brain and give yourself a break!

Sometimes your brain conspires with your body to make you take a break. Taking a weekend needs to be on the To Do list too.