Going through memories

Today was a teacher work day at my school, but our boss gave us the gift of an entire day off.  I'll write another post at some point to explain why.  We were to use at least part of the day for the self-care...and I feel I accomplished that.  I slept in until 10 this morning, which feels crazy!  Every time I woke up though, I would doze back to sleep so I must have really needed it.  Hopefully it doesn't catch up with me tonight and keep me from falling asleep.

It's been a gorgeous day so far, and I was able to accomplish two very important phone calls.  I've also been trying to reduce some of the tubs we have in storage, and this afternoon I spent a couple of hours going through my memories.  I found a tub with lots and lots of old newspaper clippings from my high-school and college years, and shortly thereafter.  I'll be honest, I was a little amused at some of the things I kept, and I'm pleased I was able to get rid of nearly 1/3 of the tub.

The memories were also a little poignant though, as so many of them were soccer memories.  Seeing Scotty's picture and accomplishments just made it ache that he's gone at such a young age.

I'm so grateful to have had today to just be with myself.  It was perfect timing and a lovely day!