plastic utensils

well... we're back home.

it's hard to debrief a holiday after the fact. it doesn't help that i've been occupied getting caught up on life and haven't had time to write. but maybe i'll create a list of highs and lows at some point to summarize our trip.

in other, no vacation, news... brendan got a job and started yesterday. it's all been kind of crazy and vague, but the details are starting to become more clear. he's the new supervisor at the gathering place, which is a daytime shelter. they offered him the job right before we left for greece, and wanted him to start asap. the problem is that he's not done school til mid-april so there's going to be an overlap. at first we thought his work schedule could accommodate his classes and placement, but it turns out it's a weekday job. we're super happy that he doesn't have to work weekends, although it wouldn't have been the end of the world if he did. we'd manage. but it does complicate stuff with school. we're hoping his teachers will offer a few suggestions or alternatives.

things are good with me. my belly is getting big, and brendan's baby has been moving a lot. sometimes the movements feel nice, other times they feel weird and it's uncomfortable. but i suppose as he gets bigger he'll move around less.

after visiting some amazing monasteries in meteora last week, i felt inspired to be more industrious. i kind of liked the 30-day cleaning schedule that i used a while back, but it didn't work perfectly for me. so instead, i've made a list of chores so that when i have free time – whether a spare 10 minutes or a spare few hours – i can look at the list and choose something that needs doing. otherwise i just don't think to tackle stuff. there's GOT to be a chores system that works for me, so hopefully i'll discover it by trying many different methods. so far this one is working well.

i think i might be developing a new cold. i'm going to go eat some garlic to try to fight it off.

every night my dream's the same.