I love that I am writing again; and I wonder why I am writing again. My beloved mother-in-law and husband never fail to comment on how nice whatever ramblings I post are; I just can’t answer the why. I had a bit of a tough week at work — events on Saturday and Sunday, which were awesome and fun, but still work — after the past two weekends at two heartbreaking funerals. And then a colleague that I really like, respect and enjoy — resigned. And she said it was for a variety of reasons, but .. admitted that she started looking when she and I disagreed. Sigh. And a former colleague reached out to me, apropos of nothing, and when I told her she said — “you are really hard to work for.” Sigh.

And the kids are doing so well, and flourishing, and I still get frustrated and lose to them at chess (I ALWAYS lose at chess); and I run every morning (ask me about this morning’s hill workout, my goodness) but I literally never, never, never get faster. It just feels like life is a bit of a loop lately — made worse, I’m sure, by the presidential race and the mayhem around it. And the resignation of my friend/colleague. And my sister’s legal troubles. And my son’s incredible challenges. Just — life, piling up. It’ll be better soon.