I got a couple of inquiries during my absense making sure I was okay, since I was in a "foul mood" and all. The truth is that I've been great, but a number of people around me haven't fared so well. That's why I wasn't in a particularly good mood.

I took time off in part because of my mood and because with all that's going on with the new job, I wasn't getting enough me time. I tried to write a handful of posts but none of them came out right. To be honest, the ones I'm writing now aren't coming out remarkably well either. But I'm not going to let distraction and writer's block keep me from this, so here I am.

The me time was well spent. It's been a very enlightening week. I was forced to confront some issues that I didn't realize how tired I was of avoiding until they'd been dealt with. Sometimes, I have trouble letting go of things. I forget how heavy they weigh on my shoulders and I just accept it as a fact of life. Then, when the weight is lifted, despite whatever sense of loss that I feel, I also feel relief.

I've got a clearer sense of what I need to do now that I have a job and am getting settled.

My shoulder's aren't sore anymore.

My mind isn't a whirlwind.

Oh, and whether or not I have any right to be, I'm happy.