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Mary’s Weekword: Balance

August 6, 2010

Of which I have none, otherwise I’d have a clever post up by now. Instead, I’m begging off until tomorrow. Because I had a hellacious work week AGAIN (economy is doing better, apparently). Because it’s 11:30pm, and I’m just now having my dinner, I’m that ravenous. Afterward, I’m going to sack out on a full stomach, knowing full well that I’ll regret it, I’m that exhausted.

Today started out fine, but soon became out of balance. We got the call this morning that my husband’s 80-yr.-old father has been hospitalized. My husband left immediately & indefinitely, to fill the vacancy of primary caregiver for his 89-yr.-old mother while Dad is in the hospital. I’m holding down the fort (home & business), awaiting further news.

Tomorrow, I get to try for balance again. But right now, I’m going to go make full use of a whole double bed & a mess of pillows all to myself. Mmm, nothing restores my balance like a good, hard sleep :-)

Postscript: Correction, nothing restores my balance like throwing ballast overboard, which is my revised plan. I’m afraid this will be the best I can do for “balance” this week(word). It’s Monday & I’m moving on. The good news: my father-in-law is home again. He is being treated for Lyme disease, which is certainly good news, cuz when you’re 80, there’s a hell of a lot worse than that. Hooray for mild afflictions in the whole scheme of life!