Morning after

I was honestly expecting to really crash today. Two weeks in a hospital, even if you're not the patient, is exhausting physically and emotionally, and it's hard to tell when you're in it whether you're running on adrenaline or whether you're actually staying within yourself.

And then to start the day with the radiator exploding and requiring a solid hour of cleaning up before I could even have a cup of coffee was a rough start. But somehow, with the help of an afternoon nap, I successfully navigated the day.

I've yet to face any of the more difficult things that I need to face. After the getting through the all-consuming experience I just had, anything else seems overwhelming, especially the things that I find difficult, like processing paperwork in general and dealing with the IRS in particular. Or even school stuff. As much as I love school and teaching, it's been completely out of my head for a while, and I'm strangely hesitant to dive back in. I know it'll be okay once I do it, but it's just a big change.

And then of course we must at some point soon retrieve our little pup, who will demand a fair amount of attention that I'm not particularly in the mood to provide. Hopefully I'll feel better in the morning. Things to do tomorrow.