Post-Holiday Malaise

I was a little bummed after the holiday. It was fun and all, but I realized that for the first time in my life, I didn't have a vacation to accompany the holiday. It was just a regular weekend that happened to involve turkey. When Tuesday rolled around and I still hadn't received a phone call from my parents (we talked briefly on Christmas day, but I had made an appointment to get my hair cut--oops), I knew I couldn't keep up the holiday cheer. I decided it was time for a mental health day. I called in sick and used the time to have a leisurely lunch with my vacationing roommate and his girlfriend, get some extra nap time, and check out a movie.

It was exactly what I needed and when my parents called me this morning I was back in the swing! I'm off now to my language exchange to learn some more Chinese and then teach a few classes. Today's hump day and then we're on to another weekend.