Tomorrow is hump day. Woot! Once again, I’m counting down the work days. Why are some weeks like that? I’m hoping the rest of the week will be a little easier. We are counting down to Halloween, so there’s that. I’m wearing all my Halloween gear, and I have a lot, including some jewelry I forgot about. I may need to pile on everything on Friday. It’s been raining all day and it’s gotten colder, so I’m grateful for a relaxing evening. This time with a glass of wine.

Ugh. Monday. My crabbiness from Friday carried over. I guess I have some work frustrations I need to get through. Unlike the new engineer who, after only 2 weeks on the job, quit today. No notice. He’s just not coming back tomorrow. Thankfully, my new hire is doing well. He will be back.

Tonight, instead of winding down with wine, I made myself a cup of this. Mmmm

I’m thankful today for getting stuff done. Laundry mostly. But I also dug up the hostas and Russian sage that was too overgrown in the garden, cut back the peonies, and cleaned up the lilies. I now hurt.

We also started a Halloween beer mini tour at our favorite restaurant, so we did a little day drinking. Good thing the weather was so nice, sunny and breezy; it was great to relax in the sun a bit this afternoon. I should have taken a nap.

Totally forgot to hit post on this last night because I was out later than normal. Oops.

Patrick and I did a bit of driving today and the cold snap we had last week made the fall colors spectacular. I’m so thankful for the beauty that comes with fall.

That was me today. It’s been a long week, and work was really frustrating. Plus I’m still tired.

On the upside, I got 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night. And today we got crazy warm weather which felt amazing. I’m thankful for being able to sit outside and decompress for a little bit. And I’m looking forward to the weekend.

Wow. It’s been a long, yet quick week. I’m glad tomorrow is Friday! I’m almost caught up at work, but I’m also back to training my new hire which takes up time. I’m thankful he’s catching on pretty quickly though.

I’m also thankful that each night this week I’ve been able to sleep a little bit longer in between bathroom breaks. Last night I got 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Woohoo! I’m going for six tonight.

Look at these guys playing in the backyard. I’m thankful for the fall day and these silly pups in the yellow leaves.

I’m thankful for a busy work day and a relaxing evening. Now I’m hoping I’ll catch up on sleep.

I’m so tired. The jet lag and lack of sleep is catching up to me. Plus I had developed a pretty bad urinary tract infection while I was in France. Even though I got a natural remedy at a Pharmacie in Paris, it didn’t work. Last night I woke every hour, and the pain was intense enough that I had a video appointment with a doctor at midnight. I wanted to get an antibiotic right away this morning. I’m thankful I was able to work from home today, especially since it was so cold here. I was not ready to come home to winter!

We left Paris today. We were able to have a final Parisien breakfast and pick up a couple of souvenirs before heading to the airport. Sadly the girls and I entered different terminals, so we parted ways at the taxi. I miss them already. But I’m actually looking forward to getting home and seeing Patrick and the pups. I miss them too. I’m thankful for our safe travels.