Boundaries

Hey there! Good evening. How are things with you?

 

If you want to pull up a chair next to me, I'm currently sitting in this cozy cafe. 

    This past week I only worked 2 days, because I had the previous Saturday-Tuesday off. It was glorious. The 2 days I was at work were exhausting though and I ended up getting another stye, so I battled that for a majority of the week. Thursday I was so sure that I would be able to solely focus on my Wednesday work and then head home. It was not the case (due to people being out at work)

By the time Thursday evening rolled around, I didn't want to stay any longer. I was feeling a bit resentful of not having the flexibility that a lot of my coworkers have due to being understaffed. It's a double edged sword for sure- On the one hand, I'm so happy that I am getting overtime and more hours. However, it has definitely come at a cost. A lot less wiggle room for me. It is almost impossible to find enough hours in the day to finish all of the work that I have. 

I planned to come in and catch up Friday but then I decided ultimately, not to. I will definitely walk into more work tomorrow and needing to focus a bit harder but I don't feel bad about staying home. 

On Saturday, my sister and I went down to meet up with 3 girlfriends that we were very close to in college. I haven't really kept up with any of them since I finished college (about 7 years ago) aside from social media. It was actually a really fun time. It was definitely like picking up where we left off. We all settled into a comfortable, fun atmosphere after the slight anxiousness of the meet up subsided. 

I felt somewhat compelled to get together because no one lives that far from each other, at the moment, but I'll be moving and Bree will be having her baby and it will get harder to plan things like this. I am overall, really happy that everyone made it and we got to spend some time together. We may try to plan another get together before or after Bree's baby.

Saturday night, Jim was in town so Tim and I joined him very dinner. It was also a lot of fun and a much needed boost of confidence about his feelings about the direction of the company. 

Jim seems to feel very excited about the direction of the company, particularly the Litestar (which has been Tim's baby from the beginning) He talked about the move to Ohio and how having his construction company, JTK, and the airplane company in the same building or vicinity will be great. He seems to think that the Litestar will make him and us good money. He is talking about wanting to mass produce them. As the drinks flowed, he he talked to us a lot more about things going on in his personal life. His daughter getting engaged recently, her and her boyfriend taking important tests for med school, his son's business sense surprising him and his wife's insistence that they go on a trip to Spain together. 

He also asked me about fifty times during the night, "are you really okay about moving to Ohio? Cheryl (his wife) is really worried about you, you know! When you come up here you'll have someone to vent and talk to about it."

Cheryl has always been very sweet to me. Jim is very stubborn and driven mostly by his own instincts/desires but I think that Cheryl does have quite an influence on him. It was overall a very nice, validating conversation. Jim was very open and I used the opportunity to ask him my own questions. 

There is an event coming up, solely for the Litestar, in Michigan or Indiana (I can't remember) on Labor day weekend. He asked if Tim would/could go and then also told me that he would pay for me to attend to. 

"Yeah, Sammy, if you want to go too, you can and maybe make it like a little getaway or vacation!"

My expression must have showed that a weekend of shop talk was not my idea of a vacation because then he added, "Oh yes, I know, very romantic right!"

So, with this added plan in mind, I wanted to make a small timeline below of the next few months.

✈ July 23rd-August 2nd - Oshkosh Air Show (Tim out of town)

12 days away 

✈ August 4th - Tim's 33rd Birthday 

14 days away

**After the airshow, Tim is going to start talking with Ken about our move to Ohio**

✈ September 3rd-6th - Litestar Event

54 days away

**Debating on if it's possible to take off September 3-11 due to all the traveling**

✈ September 11th - Kat's Wedding

62 days away

✈ September 13th - Arrival of Charlie! Bree's due date

64 days away

✈ October 1st- November 1st - Move to Ohio 

82 days away

    It truly does not feel like enough time. Tim and I are on the verge of a huge change coming. Today I am optimistic about everything. We will know even more after the air show (depending on interest driven for the Litestar) and airplanes as well. I'm sure I'm going to be spending as much time as I can with my family and baby Charlie. September is going to be an incredibly busy month.

    

    My main goal recently is to start taking better care of myself in every sense of the word. I would like to watch my eating, my thoughts and increase my daily exercise. I'd also like to start a meditation practice. I don't know why I am so resistant when it comes to meditation but I have been recommended it too many times. At this point, the universe is just like, "do you not see this or?"

That is it for now

Lots of love, as always,

SB