My new life started today! School went back for the year and for the first time in I-don't-know-how-long I didn't have anyone going. I slept in!! Weird!
I start work today and that's weird too. It's the first beginning of the year where I don't have a partner. It's a little sad but I'll cope. I have to. I'm a little nervous though about how this will all go. This is always the busiest time of year for me so it's going to be a bit difficult knowing how much work I can take on and getting the balance right.
And talking about losing my business partner - my sister - things had been a bit (lot) strained between us since she called it quits. I felt abandoned and she felt guilty and there wasn't much but the basic communication between us. Things have improved a lot in the last month or so. And I'm so relieved. It was hard enough losing a business partner but to lose a sister and friend as well seemed to be so unfair. I wrote her a nice, supportive Christmas card (or that was the intention) and she sent me a lovely text and on the weekend we went to the movies together and it was just like it used to be. Thank goodness for time and its healing effects.
Running has started up again for me too. I had my first session back on Saturday. It was supposed to be a long slow run of 16k BUT all our running routes have been temporarily inaccessible because of the floods SO Coach Chris sent us for a run around a mountain. UGHHH!!! Damn, I hate hills. That was NOT the session that I wanted first up after 2 weeks off. It hurt - a lot. And it's still hurting - a little. Why, oh why, can't muscles remember that they've done this before? I'm just praying that our old routes are quickly back to normal.
Glad to hear about you and your sister.
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ReplyDeleteYes, it must be strange not to have any kids going off to school! Glad you got things sorted out with your sister - I can really relate to that and it is NOT fun to have that kind of strain between sisters. Good luck on going it solo!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad things have worked out with your sister, that must have been so hard.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a lot of new and fun things starting out this week, enjoy!
That had to be tough with your sis. Glad things are smoothed over. I've been thinking of you every tome I see flood coverage on TV.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear that time has healed some wounds between you and your sister. I never had a sister but if I did, I can imagine she'd be just like me and we'd butt heads now and then - just as my daughter and I do.
ReplyDeleteYou'll get the running strength back - 2 weeks isn't bad and the legs will remember soon :). And crazy floods there...wow!
I'm sure you'll have a very successful year. I actually wondered about your training routes after the floods.
ReplyDeleteI loved what you said about your goal to not worry about your son so much...I bet that is such a hard thing as a mother...to just let them go and know you've done your job and now you just have to hope that what you taught them is remembered. So glad you and your sister have had some good moments since the split as partners. Family is so important.
ReplyDeleteThe first session on the hill is almost a "punishment"!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that the things worked out with your sister.
Best of luck with everything in the new year! What a relief that things are feeling better with your sister.
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