Day 5 - 109 -- Time to Recoup?

There was full sun in the kitchen early today, but by mid-morning the clouds had returned. Big rain filled clouds moved across the sky throughout the day. Nothing more than a bit of drizzle seemed to fall from the sky, though. There may be more overnight but it may be mixed precipitation as the temperatures fall closer to or just below freezing. My day was fairly basic -- a couple of conversations, a meeting and an appointment. The latter was to deal with what I've come to call "grading injury" -- stiff neck and shoulder after a grading binge. Thankfully, the physio can help loosen things up again for me.

Several items that have been left aside during grading need immediate attention. I do hope to get to those tomorrow. It seems that spending the better part of 6 days immersed in a single activity, makes it difficult to move to the next task as seamlessly as usual. The need for sleep, a wee break of some sort and general recuperation is needed. Yet, this is rarely part of the overall plan. Why I keep thinking I can just move on, is a question for the ages. Worse yet, I feel frustrated with myself for not just doing it. I'm sure this year is no different than years past. I just need to be kind to myself -- not the easiest thing to do.

A lyric line hit me today -- "don't get too discouraged, you're where you need to be." How perfect is that? The song that contains this lyric is by a band from Saskatoon. I chose a live and unplugged version to share here today. Enjoy!

I'm gonna be Myself -- The Sheepdogs