Packed...and NOT Just for Portland
Wow! Talk about busy! Initially when I broke my wrist, I thought to myself, “Well, I suppose I will have a lot of time on my hands. I can relax and blog, and enjoy not working.” Well, I’m DEFINITELY making the most of my time, but I wouldn’t describe it as relaxing. I have definite FOMO, along with the tendency to think there are MANY more hours in the day than 24. I like to think I’m living life to the fullest but at what price? Now don’t get me wrong; I am having A LOT of fun and quite frankly have no room to complain, BUT since this is my blog I will allow myself a moment to be completely and unnecessarily whiney, I’m EXHAUSTED. This morning my alarm went off at 4:30 am to catch a flight to Portland, and the first thing on my mind foggy, sleep deprived mind was, “You never should have done this. You need to practice better self-care. You are exhausted. You tossed and turned all night and got maybe 3 hours of sleep. You have not had more than 4 hours of sleep a night for the last 5 days.” I wish I could say lesson learned but it’s a WIP (work in progress).
So what have I been doing? June was pretty mellow, but July is JAM packed. I started it off by heading to my hometown of Modesto for a family BBQ, and headed from there to Lake Tahoe to see Old Dominion and Kenny Chesney with my friend and cousin. I’ve seen Kenny a few times, and I was pretty unimpressed this year. Next I was headed LA for a couple days to visit friends, flew back and headed straight to a BBQ competition in Petaluma which was BLISTERING hot (still cooler than that So Cal heat wave though), but still a nice time with Meghan and my brother in law. Finished that night off with seeing Won’t You Be My Neighbor which was FANTASTIC. All I can say is Mr. Rogers was a pretty incredible person and definitely reminds me to be a better person; more understanding and kind. The Next day I headed to a Giants game with my mom. We took the Ferry into SF and had a delicious meal at Marlow (head to Picky Petaluman to read the review) before heading into the game. It was really nice to spend some time with my mom; especially since she was able to double as a commentator and the Giants TMZ source for me; I feel like I know ALL about the players now! Yesterday was a day spent doing some chores and trying to track down my next contract for work, and now I am here at the airport! Whew! Are you exhausted after reading that? I am…
As I mentioned I am headed to Portland. I had initially expected my trip to be a quick solo trip, but out of nowhere, my college roommate and friend messaged me inviting me to visit her since she had just moved to….PORTLAND! Next thing I know, my friend from Modesto and my friend from SD tell me they will also be in in Portland while I’m there, as well as Meghan flying tomorrow to meet me! Talk about perfect timing. Considering I have NEVER been to Portland, PLEASE leave me some comments if you have any recommendations on stuff to do!
The rest of July is pretty packed as well; I am home for one day and then headed up north for a mini 3 day road trip to Mendocino, the Red Woods, Calistoga, and many sights along the way. The next day I head back down to LA for 3 days and then hopefully I am back to work for the week before heading to Mexico for a bachelorette party! Wish me luck because I will need it. And come August, I am turning into a “No” person; “No” to my own need to constantly be on the move, and “yes” to self-care…but like I said, it’s a WIP!