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Back on track after some busy weeks. Retreat, box office, birthday, Shakespeare, condo shenanigans. Breathing easier now. We've made progress on the building front, though I'm in limbo right now, waiting to know when it will start and when we need to move out. The kitchen will be so fancy I'll be afraid to use it.

The weather continues to be lovely. Cold at night, warm sunshine at noon. Time has changed, days are short. I took a short walk this morning as I slept in because it's Tuesday, late to school day. I'm listening to Sandman exclusively. So wonderful and it spools out like one magnificent story. I watched an episode of Baptiste last night. Interesting but I am sick of male detectives and sex crime stories. Still, Amsterdam is fun to look at.

Short week with Veteran's Day and a vacation day Friday. We're seeing Hadestown this week! I can hardly believe it. Plague rates seem to be stabilized. Who knows what December will bring. We're set for the Cape for Thanksgiving. Need to sort out BiL's 60th birthday though.

Website work continues. I got credit for presenting at the retreat. Will it bring me a promotion? Good to be engaged in something that's moving forward again.

We walked to the bus this morning, then I went out to the Muddy and on to Clover for a coffee and muffin. Interesting to be in the medical district with all the bright young things. I'm listening to the Sandman audio play and it's wonderful. Sorry, Levar, you'll have to wait 10 hours.

Last night I had a moment of panic and despair. Feeling overwhelmed, the weight too great to bear. I need to shift my approach. This isn't a temporary state. It will be weeks before we get back to the condo and I need to take care of myself as well as everything else. Order a new toothbrush. Do that yoga. It's funny how we have these swings of energy where we talk about moving to a rental, then down so that we can't even figure out what's for dinner, much less move. There are too many crises going on right now. I need some solid ground.

Hoping for some answers today so we can do the next right thing. Funny to be sitting here looking out the window at the treetops of Brookline, just as I sat upstairs in the house in Brewster, looking out at the pines and listening to this playlist in the snow.