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Apr 13 2013
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Food/Drink Fun, Friends and Family

Day 201: Tea Time

Today was a relaxing day with very little plans. The goal of this weekend is relaxation. And tea with a friend is a great way to relax.

Jana and I get together as much as possible even though she is a busy mom who lives in the burbs. We caught up over cups of honeybush mango lemon rooibus (tea that I brought back from the trip) and covered topics ranging from her son speaking in complete sentences (what? that’s crazy) to reminiscing about how we used to race home from work to watch Elimidate in college. There really is nothing like a good girlfriend.

Apr 13 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Food/Drink Fun, Fun at Work, Fun for Couples, Nightlife, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 200: Gala

Day 200 feels like a milestone as far as numbers go. As a day, it was pretty epic.

I got to work at 10:30am and got home from work at 1:00am the next day (today). It was our annual gala. My job was to talk to as many people as possible-introduce myself, talk up the company, and generally meet board members and subscribers/donors. Aka be outgoing and on my feet for several hours (like its your wedding)!

The first two hours went well. I talked to a lot of people and had fun doing so. Then came the sit down dinner with a program and awards. The trouble started when I tried to get up from this two hour meal. Two hours standing followed by two hours sitting equaled painful stiff feet. I spent the rest of the night oscillating between trying to talk to more people and sitting. I felt conflicted between work duties and physical necessity.

Thankfully this only went on for about an hour before most of the guests left. Afterward I could help clean up and transport people and things back to the theater without forcing myself to keep standing. The hubs-who attended and won a very cool beer-oriented silent auction item-was also a huge help at the end of night, carrying things and generally making my job easier.

All in all it was a fun night but I’m thankful to be at home resting for the rest of today.

Apr 11 2013
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Fitness, Fun at Work, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Solitary Fun

Day 199: Walk it Off

Re-acclimating is hard. I’ve been falling asleep by 9pm and waking up at 5:30am. Today I worked late and now I can barely keep my eyes open. As someone who often has trouble sleeping, I suppose it’s not a terrible thing that I can get to sleep very easily, but it’s starting to get in the way of work and life.

To combat this today, I left my desk midday and took a walk. Now it was chilly and rainy and generally gross outside, but the fresh air and the physical movement cleared my mind enough to get me through the rest of my work day. (The chocolate chip pumpkin bar that I picked up from the vegan coffee shop probably also helped). I imagine that if the weather would have been nicer, the effect would have been stronger. I think I will make this part of my routine as much as I can. Hopefully Chicago weather complies with my wishes soon!

Apr 10 2013
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Fun at Work, Fun for Couples, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Travel Fun

Catching Up Day 196, 197 and 198

So a couple days off due to lack of wifi, turned in to three and I’m still jet lagged. Here they are in brief…

Day 196 was a very lazy vacation day for me: I was feeling pretty tired and fatigued, enough that it really prevented me from wanting to do anything. The hubs went to the Tower of London without me, but when he came back, he showed me all of the pictures and told me everything he remembered from the tour.

Day 197 was the flight home which was fine, but not fun. Getting home at 3pm, picking up Elphie and doing exactly what I said we would (order in, watch dvr) were all so fun, I was asleep by 7pm.

Which brings me to today, Day 198, the first day back at work. Even though everyone around me seemed at their wits end over the annual gala coming up in two days, I felt strangely calm and prepared to take on all challenges thrown my way. It is possible that I was just delirious from a strange sleeping schedule but I like to think I came back with fresh eyes and handled what could have been an entirely anxiety filled day with calm attention.

Our trip was so special and fun, but I’m glad to be back home!

Apr 08 2013
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Fun for Couples, Travel Fun

Day 195: Anniversary

Day 195 was our anniversary. It was a lovely day. We woke up in Paris-the hubs went out to fetch eclairs for breakfast before we caught our train to London where we visited the Tate Modern and the Globe before going out for an anniversary dinner followed by a few drinks in the pub where we are staying. We made some friends at the pub, some women who ooohed and ahhed over our anniversary, our trip, my ring, and Chicago. They told us funny stories about themselves: two of them have known each other for five years and the other they just met that night when the date she was on at the pub ended badly. (It was kind of like something out of Sex and the City).

At dinner, the hubs and I were able to reflect upon the last year and predict good things for the next. At the pub, we were able to make friends who made a big deal out of our anniversary and toasted to our many happy returns.

[But I wasn’t able to blog about it until today because there is no access to wifi in the room. For that reason, the next few posts may be slightly delayed. Today is our last full day of the trip and we fly back to Chicago tomorrow. We plan to pick up Elphie, order in and catch up on DVR].

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