I went to bed at a reasonable time but that didn’t really help because I had to get up an hour earlier than usual.
We had to leave the house that early to attend a funeral service. The uncle who was driving my husband, my mother-in-law and me said we might need an hour for that 25-minute drive and we did because it was rush hour and there was construction. And so we arrived just on time.
The service was wonderful but the chapel was freezing.
Afterwards we walked to a nearby pub for white sausages:
We sat with people we had never met before but also managed a few words with the deceased uncle’s wife.
And then the three of us went back home on public transport. My mother-in-law was easily overwhelmed and confused by all the people and unfamiliar streets but she did quite a bit of walking with just her cane and an arm to hold onto.
We took the subway and then the train and got lucky that we didn’t have to wait for too long anywhere. Mind you, my mother-in-law looks frail enough that she was offered seats on every platform and in every car.
Also, how great is it that everything is that accessible. She didn’t have to climb stairs even once, there were elevators and escalators everywhere.
In our hometown she even opted to walk all the way back home from the train station on my husband’s arm while I made a quick detour to the nearby supermarket for a few things the boy hadn’t found the day before.
And look what I found:
At home my husband immediately started a fire in the wood stove because we felt frozen to the bone. We still had an hour before teaching which was nice.
The first thing that afternoon that I had was being coached by a friend. It was the first time we did that and she is very good. Very motivating session and I got homework. You know how I love me some homework.
The I taught a student, used a 60-minute break for manuscript time (I told you she was motivating), taught some more, ate dinner, decided against doing the rest of the dishes (husband had done everything we needed for breakfast), ate dinner, played some Genshin even though I was too tired, started writing this post, decided against watching TV, made a list for today and went to bed.
Today will be the first regular day since the beginning of December or so. I guess I can finally breathe out.
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