Monday Morning Coffee *3/29*

 

Happy Monday!  It's the last Monday in March & I'm not entirely sure if this month took forever or flew by.  I'm leaning towards took forever.  I am pumped for April because I get to see a couple of different friends that I haven't seen in forever!  Tomorrow I'm getting my 2nd dose of the Covid vaccine so I only have to be at work for two days this week!  Excellent way to end March!

Friday

Out of nowhere on Friday my anxiety skyrocketed around lunchtime.  I made it through the rest of the day & then immediately grabbed Nash when I got home & took him to the dog park for a hot minute so we could both get some fresh air.

My mom sent Nash a couple of different dog beds to try out from Amazon & the first one arrived Friday afternoon so when we got back from the dog park Nash tried to decide how he felt about it (he's still unsure but has progressed to sleeping next to it or using it as a pillow) while I watched Drunk History on Hulu.

Saturday

As far as anxiety goes, Saturday wasn't much better.  I had had a few different nightmares so I just had that awful unsettled feeling when I woke up.  I laid around & listened to meditation music for awhile to calm myself & then got ready to take my first Minnesota real estate exam.  I was pretty much having a panic attack through that whole thing too because I thought I needed a 70% to pass but I needed a 75% & I had been thinking that I was fine because my practice exams were all 72%-78%.  I wound up getting a 78% on the exam so all was well.

After the test I took Nash to the dog park for a bit so he could get some energy out & I could try to get my steps in.  Nash got good and tired out, I hit my step goal, & then we met my friend/coworker at a local brewery for a few beers & some food.  As always, Nash was the star of the show.  Wherever we go everyone falls in love with him & he eats it up trying to be everyone's best friend.

On the drive home I started crying.  Finally.  It's been trying to happen for awhile but I'm usually somewhere super inconvenient when the tears start coming so I just push them back.  But I cried pretty much the whole 15 minute drive home listening to sad music & then I felt better.  Anxiety be gone.  Nash was super worn out from the dog park & being the life of the party at the brewery so we pretty much just laid on the couch until bedtime.

Sunday

On Sunday I had planned on going to Goodwill in the rich part of Houston but while waiting for them to open I started & finished listening to one book on Audible, started another, did my laundry, & meal prepped.  After doing all of that I just didn't have the energy or want to drive into Houston to go shopping.  So instead I started watching Letterkenny on Hulu.  I half ass watched it most of the afternoon/evening & I don't know why.  I wasn't super paying attention because I was also getting all of my lesson plans set up for the week, writing this blog post, & playing on my phone.  But anytime I did look up it was like a car wreck.  Despite how bad it was I just couldn't turn it off.  Worn out from his big weekend, Nash just alternated between napping by me & staring me down for treats.