Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Home

Though I'm sure you were all worried that I overdid it with the partying - what with the Care Bears and balloons and cake - but that's not the case.

I was out the door of my parents' house within 10 minutes of waking yesterday morning. Sprout was upstairs, so Dad closed the basement door, much to the yowling dismay of the stripey cat. After throwing the rest of my stuff in a suitcase, quickly brushing my teeth and herding the dog into the car, I was on my way.

I arrived safely - and relatively early given my quick departure - and dealt with mail and unpacking. I wrote my thank you notes and dealt with some email. I poked at one of my papers and have some ideas on how I could analyze data with greater rigor. Which would be work, but I think it would be worthwhile.

I took a shower - one with excellent water pressure and my very own soap and shampoo and conditioner and face wash - and felt completely clean for the first time in a week. I had my pick of pajamas and moisturizers. It was delightful.

I slept well last night, continuing to wake and wonder where I was and how it was so blessedly quiet. I rolled out of bed, made coffee of the perfect strength and took Chienne for a walk through a windy morning. The trees are beginning to flower and grass is turning a vibrant green. It's almost impossibly lovely here.

I have just ordered pizza and await its arrival. I feel hopeful and content about life in general - I badly want the pseudo-academic job and hope I get it. I have ideas for how to improve one of the rejected papers and wonder if there will come a day when I don't care about that stuff anymore. Until then, there's snuggling in at home. At least for today.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

i'm glad you are so happy to be home! there is nothing quite like it, huh? :)

Amanda said...

I love coming home after a trip. There's nothing quite like sleeping in your own bed and choosing your moisturizer.

Cath@VWXYNot? said...

Me too. We invested in a beautiful king-size sleigh bed (complete with high-end mattress) when we bought our house, and coming home after a few nights of relatives' spare beds is always complete bliss. Plus I get to make my tea exactly the way I like it.

la rebelde said...

sounds like a good day/evening in your world. nice!

Anonymous said...

yay for home and pizza! i will be hoping you get the job!

Anonymous said...

I took a shower - one with excellent water pressure and my very own soap and shampoo and conditioner and face wash - and felt completely clean for the first time in a week. I had my pick of pajamas and moisturizers. It was delightful.

That certainly does sound delightful. You have such a great attention to detail in your writing, I suspect you are quite an observant scientst as well.

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