My partner had an operation on her foot this week and it means she can’t walk on it for a few weeks. She’s on crutches and resting up, and otherwise doing well.
It’s incredibly easy to take one’s regular routine, limbs, and life for granted.
I’m often curious and hungry for the next thing, to do more, explore more, achieve more. But this week has been a good reminder to reflect on what I have, and what bliss normality looks like.
It’s easy to forget how helpful two working legs and feet are until you see a loved one suddenly having to operate normal life without them.
My partner and I, to a lesser extent, have experienced a change to our routines. Because my partner has been less mobile, her parents visited for the week to help us both out.
Having in-laws stay has been helpful for many reasons, but it has also been a good reminder of how much I appreciate my own space. It’s also been an insight into how different people have different habits, lifestyles, schedules, and more.
There’s an old joke that I was reminded of: What’s the difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted!
But, joking aside, I have been feeling very fortunate this week to be surrounded by such a wonderful group of people in my life — family, friends, and colleagues.
Here's to normality resuming soon.
A few other notes
- We got the team together on a boat in London for our summer social. It was so much fun, even if it was windy and not-at-all like summer.
- Fred Again at Reading — really cool, fun DJ set with a huge crowd having a great time.
- How did Roman aqueducts work? I stumbled upon this explainer and it's incredible how precise the engineering was.
- I bought an alarm clock to discourage me from bringing my phone to bed with me. Let’s see how I fair with my evening and morning routine now…
Quote
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” — Pablo Picasso
