Yesterday was a very rough day. I can’t get into it all right now, to respect the privacy of a few people I care about. There’s a serious illness among my family members, Alladin got very motion sick yesterday on the road and pooped all over the bedroom (eww!), and our hosts’ dog died yesterday very suddenly and unexpectedly, and the whole family is bereft and grieving.
It was a horrible, rough, awful day. We’re in Hollister again now. I’m going to Santa Cruz tomorrow, and probably San Jose on Thursday for the STC schmooze. Working from home today, which will be kind of a relief, as Johnny is going into the office. We’ve had a bit of a hard time getting into a good working groove. Some days, it goes well and we just both tap away in different parts of the RV. Other days are full of distractions, and I can’t get anything done.
Today, however, my brain feels like it’s in a fog, which is understandable given yesterday’s emotional roller-coaster ride. Also, we need to get to a laundromat soon, to wash the comforter (from Alladin’s accident yesterday). I cleaned as best I could, but the whole RV could use a good vacuuming, carpet cleaning (or at least spot-clean), and dusting!
The good news about yesterday: our mail was delivered to our hosts, and was waiting for us! I got a cat training book that I’d mooched from BookMooch, and a pre-release copy of a new Ana Castillo novel, which I will be reading and reviewing soon.