Shabbos

Well, the first week is coming to a close, and - luckily for me - my DH and I have a very special night planned. Friends from LA are up to visit, and they are staying with a family in Seward Park. We have been invited to join them for candle lighting and Shabbos dinner. I am looking forward to having a spiritual evening, and letting go of the sadness and loss - turning it over, as a 12-stepper would say. Since my DH is Jewish, he's been invited to light candles tonight. I hope he does, and we'll hear the brachot (since I can't say them, and I don't think he knows them). What perfect timing!

Next week I will head over to the outplacement company and spend some time figuring out what to do. In the meantime, I bought a book that I'm finding very interesting. The title makes it sound like it's about technical interviews, but it's more than that. It's a techno-centric "What color is your parachute". The first chapter asks questions to figure out just what kind of programmer I like being - or if coding is even something I want to continue doing. It's going to take a fast pace to get through it in time to do me some good, though.

As for food and exercise, 4 days bad and 3 days good set me back a bit, but I'm back on track now. Two steps forward, one step back. I have a feeling that's a tempo I'm going to learn by heart.