This week all of my energy has turned inward. I’ve spent lots of it on preparing for book mailing, but the rest of it has been focused on replenishing my reserves and meeting the needs of my family. I skipped out on my writer’s group, cub scout pack meeting, and a dinner hosted by my church women’s group. They are all events that I look forward to, but this past week I needed to focus all my energy into keeping things well managed at home so that Howard’s marathon week of book signing was as easy as possible. I also needed to really connect with the kids last week, because this week I’ll be handing them off to others and when I am home, I’ll be too tired.
It is strange to feel this turning inward. I’m not calling people or reaching out. I look forward to finishing the book mailing so that I don’t have to conserve myself so vigorously. I miss reaching out.