This is the first day in several weeks where I haven't had to crawl out of bed early, rushing off to work, or school, or some other commitment that was stealing my time, and I am savoring it, still nested under blankets, though it's now closer to afternoon than morning.
I fought for a few extra hours of sleep this morning, pushing through the dreams that lately have been haunting the last hours before I wake. Each time they roused me, I rolled over, turned on a new piece of music, or a sermon, and let the notes or voices carry me back into sleep.
I stayed at mom and dad's last night, since I was out late with them, watching my brother play hockey, and it didn't make sense to go home for a few hours, only to crawl out of bed early and return to their house. It was nice to have an extra night here, without the stresses of the crazy living situation at grandma's house. Without the way her house seems to intensify the dreams.
I've been awake for a few hours now, laying here, quietly reading a novel that I picked up at the library last night.
I'm fighting a cold that began to make itself known yesterday with full sinuses and an aching throat, and this quiet morning is much needed, since it will be a rarity in this month of juggling responsibilities and commitments.
In a few minutes, I'm getting up. A shower, some food, a bit of yoga, then settling in to tackle the next term paper on my agenda. The last term paper. The one that needs to be basically accomplished before I go to bed tomorrow night, since it is due on Friday, and my usual Thursday day off for writing will be mostly filled with a shift at work, and then teaching at house church. So, I will write, today, tonight, and tomorrow night, and polish a little after work on Thursday, before printing and submitting on Friday. And then, then the papers will be done and it will be time to study for the final exams that begin on Monday.
And so, my day begins with rest and then picks up speed. Here I go.
