Things about jetlag that suck<\/b>
\n1. Setting the alarm and lying down for a 1-hour nap because you are literally so tired you cannot keep your eyes open, and then, in your zombie-induced haze, turning off the alarm and struggling subsequently as if you are in sleep quicksand to wake up.<\/p>\n
2. Getting your digestive system cycle back on track. For a intestinally-regular person like me, being completely off on my disposal schedule is discombobulating.<\/p>\n
3. Waking up at 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. and not being able to get back to sleep in the time left before the alarm goes off for work.<\/p>\n
4. Making idiotic, simple mistakes at work because you’re not tracking properly.<\/p>\n
5. Having no motivation whatsoever beyond the absolute minimum, to get anything done beyond the necessary motions of getting through the day.<\/p>\n
That said, I feel like the worst is just about over, though I had the sleep-quicksand issue this evening again. At least last night I slept all the way until 6 when Anders’ alarm went off. Maybe I’ll actually be able to sleep in this weekend, for the first time since JUNE. haha!<\/p>\n
I’ve managed to get photos off my ipad and iphone onto the computer, and selected a pile of people pics from Martin’s 2000 photos, but still have to actually sit down and winnow further and then edit them and that motivation is still lacking (see #5 above). And I haven’t even started to think about photos of what we actually DID while we were gone. <\/p>\n
I wanted to write this down somewhere so I don’t forget about it…it’s an appetizer that my Aunt Bette made at my mom’s for the party: Guacamole Tomato Slices. SO GOOD. I have asked her for the recipe so I can confirm actual amounts of ingredients, but in the meantime: guac made with crushed garlic, salt and pepper, PILED in generous dollops on top of thick slices of beefsteak tomatoes and then sprinkled with crushed tortilla chips. Nom nom nom! I have to plan a dinner menu for girlfriends in a few weeks and I’m thinking this might be the appetizer I make. <\/p>\n
I am loving my new Coach purse, even though it’s not a style I would have chosen originally. The one I really wanted was $100 more than I wanted to spend so I managed to restrain myself and choose one of the 2 next choices, but so far, I really like it. I have had the same Coach purse for more than 25 years so this is a major change. When my first Coach got too beat up, I went and found the same model on Etsy and then again years later so I could keep it, I liked it so much. This one is slightly bigger and doesn’t have the big front pocket I prefer, but I like it nonetheless. I’ve never understood people who change their purses out all the time. Doesn’t that get confusing? I could reach into my purse without looking and find what I needed, every time, because everything had its place. Now I have to readjust my mental purse map a bit, but that’s okay. Change keeps you young, right?<\/p>\n
Except bowel schedule changes. That just makes you crazy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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