It’s been so long since I was at home by myself for any length of time. My daughter went back to school in August, so that was one less human around here. Now my wife finally went back to her teaching job after recovering from surgery. I’m so happy that she’s doing so well, although she was very tired after her first day yesterday. But I’m also happy that I’M BY MYSELF AT HOME!!!!

I have anxiety issues, which I take medications for. And though I love my family dearly, I do need alone time. It’s been so hard during covid-times. My kid was home, and I was constantly monitoring her online time, and my wife was teaching from home. I was looking forward to August for the time to be where I would be free once again. It didn’t happen because of my wife’s health issues, until now.

I’ll be working on getting my day-to-day routines back in order, and clearing my head before school gets out for the day. I can say that I feel pretty free to move around the house, run errands and whatnot, and not have to think about someone else’s immediate expectations of me. I’m really just glad that our lives are starting to get back to normal around here. I also hope that everyone else is keeping safe while also trying to get back to a normal semblance of life.

I keep thinking of this song, though the meaning is different. Cheers!