A Long Day

I did not want to get up today, because I knew it was going to be a long day on the afternoon end of the day, and it was.  I often have to work late on Wednesdays, which is okay. And, which I did today.

I knew, going  into the day, that I had an errand to run after work, and then had some tasks to complete in preparation for the NASW CEU luncheon on Thursday.

Because I was late getting in, I missed the first 2 innings of the Red Sox vs Rays baseball game, but that was okay. 

I want to finish watching the baseball game, and for now, it is early enough to be able to anticipate I can do so, especially if it is only a 9 inning game.  I think it is interesting.  Sometimes, baseball games are slotted in for 2 hours on TV, but this game was slotted in for 3 hours, which is much more realistic any time the Red Sox or the Yankees play.  And, it is on a sports channel vs. an entertainment channel.

I am feeling very tired mentally.  Sometimes, the mental tiredness is more difficult to recuperate from than the physical tiredness.

Hopefully, I will have a restful night.

Anticipation

Last week, the Texas Tech football game was on Friday night. So, I enjoyed watching the game. But I was resting my sprained ankle, and was anticipating laying low, mostly reading, watching TV, and playing on the computer. It was a three day weekend. I found that I was at loose ends, because I did not have something else, more exciting or active, to anticipate that weekend.

Well, this weekend was not so bad: There was NASCAR, Texas Tech Football, and Red Sox at Yankee baseball.  But there was nothing to look forward to on Sunday night.  I am not hooked into the PBS Sunday night series "Silk"

But, I have realized that if I do not have something to anticipate for Sunday night, I am at loose ends on a weekend.  It is not like I have nothing to do:  I can work in the yard, I can read, I can do things on the computer, I can knit.  Tonight I really enjoyed a telephone conversation with a really good friend.  I think maybe I can plan better to give my Sundays something to anticipate.