I was oddly out of rhythm today even though I hadn’t been out of my old rhythm that long.

One of the odd things about being away at the in-laws is that the first day back is a day of trying to find my old rhythm. I’ve got my real chair back, I’ve got things to do that I planned at the in-laws (especially this time as there wasn’t much to do), and I’ve got clothes to unpack and put back and a lot of dusting to do.

Today, though, I couldn’t find any rhythm at all. I started to do a few things but quickly side-tracked myself. The list of things I’d made to do suddenly seemed distant and I had to remember where I’d put it and then had to remember what a certain list item meant and why I’d put it there. What’s odd about this is we were only there five days. However, we didn’t do much, which I think put me in a lazy rhythm.

I managed to get the coming term planned and tried to figure out when I need to be a the company I work for so that I can attend the latest in a string of useless compliance tests, er, “training sessions taught by people with less experience than I”. The resentment from that didn’t help motivate me the rest of the day.

Eventually I realized that the girls–who are still on vacation–needed feeding which reminded me that I needed feeding. Unfortunately, there was nothing in the house to cook. After that issue was resolved–She Who Must Be Obeyed had plans but neglected to tell us before she went to her part time job–I went back to ignoring the list.

Now it’s late and I have dishes to do. I also need to think about getting back into my usual work sleep pattern. I can do that tomorrow, though. Or is it today? Time all runs together this time of year so I’m not actually sure.