How to overcome the return-to-work blues

1000am
I'm nursing a Breakfast Blend with a sugar and having nuts and a few leftover animal crackers.

I have returned to work and it was a pretty dismal walk. I want this coffee to clear my head and outlook a bit.  I made it a point to listen to something positive (Brad) whilst walking here.  The silver lining is that AKASW is out this week.  I can get mostly all my work done today and prepare for condensed days for the rest of the week. I made the 813 today and this will be the only day for the rest of the week.  I'm really going to try to focus and get it all done today so that I can get the work for end-of-week done and then pivot back to house stuff.

My wrist still has some aches but we'll see how that goes.  I may not hit PF this week and just run in the mornings.  I'll improvise.  I'm hoping to hear from/meet with professional contacts this week so I'll have to improvise.  I did a decent job running and lifting last week and want to maintain some semblance of it.

I have a lot of emails to catch up on but it's mostly just stuff on which I was copied. I'm sure I can get through it all today.

Music helps.  Chad Smith's first album helps just get back in the mode.  I do miss sunlight, though.

1140am
Half BB, half whole milk to have my pumpkin bread.  I just received news of Peter Hano's passing. I'm sure if I were still in that office, I'd be crying my eyes out.  I'm very glad we spoke recently. I will miss him dearly.

300pm
Had lunch with old co-worker and just got off the phone with a possible new co-worker.  Had half of a LightNote while I discussed it with the referring individual.  Let's see what happens.  I do not want to overthink anything but the fact is I could do this job better if I did not need to babysit AKASW and that's what this will come down to.  I will not get a raise this year and Monday we'll find out if there's any chance of a bonus.