Now what?

Tuesday. Quiet house. Planning for J's daily departure for kindergarten took a lot of time and emotional energy, and the void of her absence has settled in. Time to stop pining and get my act together. So...yeah, what now?

Possibilities include:
- Finding a way to quickly increase my workload in my part-time job. Not really under my control.
- Begin volunteering, either locally or at J's school.
- Tackling a home project.
* Framing photos
* Painting the white-walled rooms
* Finding a rug to replace the one in the dining room
-> These all involve spending money, which of course makes me anxious.
- Finding a new, long race to train for. I'm already signed up for an 8K in November, but why not look for a spring half-marathon? I don't know if I'm ambitious enough to sign up again for the local metric marathon in December. Maybe that's just because I'm tired and recovering from yesterday's Labor Day cookout.

I am feeling guilty for being at home and not quickly making more money, though I am helping JBL with a new business idea. How do women deal with this feeling? Ugh. One thing is certain, though - I still love being at home, and am grateful every day for the opportunities available to me. I am blessed beyond belief...