A Lull

Today is a break - a lull - between 2 events finished and 3 to go. Between chatting with people and hosting and hustling. Between not getting to see H or sleeping deeply enough. Between a few good runs and a long run. Between me and myself.I am doing much much better throughout all of this than I did last year. I learned a lot then, once I surfaced, and I am applying it to this experience now. I have more support. I lowered the bar. I am getting rest. I am avoiding alcohol.But there's still a calling of not enough time. Of wanting to cuddle with my husband, take a nap, attend the meeting, doodle a drawing, take a bath and cook dinner. And there's still emails and phone calls and my upper back / lower neck feeling like a giant ball of a knot.I skipped another run this week - it was pouring all day. My hope is to run 5m tomorrow, but I think 4m will be enough. I am craving orange juice.Yesterday I pulled in my courage and my trust - the rain may ruin the event, would we have 40 or 150 people show up, would I be in trouble for spending too much, gosh my pants feel tight and some people are so rude. Would things work out?And the answer, here, on the other side, is yes. They did work out, I was pleasantly surprised by a few interactions and overall the day looks like a success. I even paid for a woman's tab at the coffee shop, just to selfishly up my karma.But that doesn't mean I'm not exhausted and ready to hide under my covers. That doesn't mean I'm excited about the next two days. What it does mean is that I am staying afloat, which is more than I can say for last year's chaos. Staying afloat and quietly proud of myself for doing just that.