The older I get, the more life seems to be in flux. I’ve started several draft posts recently. But after a day or so everything seems like old news. How about a roundup instead? In the last month I:
- Turned 48, on the day my Dad turned 77. We celebrated together with lunch at his favorite restaurant;
- Accepted a new position, even though I wasn’t looking for work;
- Traveled to Seattle with my son to visit family and friends. Our trip coincided, unfortunately, with their record-breaking heat dome;
- Attended the Turf Club’s Open House reopening event (felt great to be back in that space);
- Purchased tickets to too many upcoming live music shows (many of which may end up being canceled or postponed);
- Have been plagued by anxiety and self-doubt but heeded my therapist’s advice. To “change the channel” or at least turn the volume down on that noise;
- Enjoyed some ice cream places around town with my kid (we particularly appreciated our inaugural visit to MN Nice Cream);
- Took photos at a Siteimprove event with their new CEO and COO before leaving the company. The party was a great way to say goodbye to colleagues.
- Experienced my first day at a new job for the first time since early 2015. Onboarding will be uncomfortable for a bit, while I absorb a great deal of information. And get a feel for the systems and processes and how they tie into the bigger picture. But I’m excited.
Currently, I’m hiding out at home with the windows shut thanks to a very unhealthy air quality alert. Between this and the Delta variant, there’s plenty to fret over. Yet these are not the threats I expected to be dealing with as an adult. As a kid, I was worried about the ozone layer, getting kidnapped by strangers, nuclear war with the Soviets, and quicksand. Simpler times.
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