Dwell Joyfully in the Luxury of Enough

of that Gwen Stefani song, “Luxurious” and being rich in love. I come back to 43T so infrequently now, but am so glad to have my goals here, to see how consistent they are, to know that as soon as I can carve sometime again, my dreams are here waiting for me.

Cheers to all of you 43T folks, doing your thing!

It’s very gossipy and lots of office politics. Tonight, I came home and just held my baby girl so tight. It was the best part of the day.

But you know what? All complaints about my job aside, in this economy, I’m very happy to have it.

This pic is an ode to Petrnotail who is such a beautiful mustachaed girl and this past weekend I dedicated my yoga practice to Arktoi, who is such a yoga babe and I am always grateful to Cdngirl2 for being my online Mommy friend.

It all means more to me than you’ll ever know.

Got up at 4:30 am to take a flight home after 2 weeks of business trips. Went to pick up my daughter at her grands, then another flight. What a long day.

But I got a few things done. Wrote a letter unvolunteering myself from a committee that I’m too exhausted for. I called an old professor and thanked him for inspiring me. I spent an hour with my daughter reading, and laughing and braiding her hair. Put the bambina to sleep and ordered in sushi for me and my husband, who was working late.

I didn’t catch up on thank you notes. Or put away my bulging suitcases, or call the airlines to bug them about the suitcase they lost. I didn’t return calls to anyone annoying although my voicemail was full of messages from people who work my last nerve.

I just did what I could. And for once, it felt like enough. Especially holding my daughter as she fell asleep. Especially having a healthy dinner ready for my husband, even if I didn’t cook it myself. I also ordered online a bottle of wine to be sent to a friend who’s just lost her job, toasting the road ahead of her, confident that she will find new work and new adventures.

My to-do list is still a million miles long, but tonight, I go to sleep feeling like my best was truly good enough.