One last night before once again returning to my routine.

I’m 9 days behind on my 30 Day Challenge. Soon to be 10. I have to schedule an appointment with my piercer to up the gage in my ears. I have to pick up a change of address form. I have to get my computer from my old apartment, along with my books and Magic the Gathering cards. I have to look into getting a mini fridge to avoid territory issues in the kitchen. I need some shelving in my room since I don’t have an actual closet to hang anything. I need to meal plan and go grocery shopping, which means I’ll also need to cook. I need to make a post with pictures from my trip, and a recap about it might be nice as well…

I need to, I have to, I aught to…

All of these things that will still be there tomorrow.

Today I drove for six hours, leaving my mom’s house at 7am. I got back to Orlando shortly before 2pm since I stopped at a Waffle House in Georgia.

I unpacked and arranged most of my things. Scarlet is setup in the new room. She seems to be doing well. Currently she is curled up on my futon, which is where I will be soon.

I napped after unpacking. I woke up around 4:30.

Jeremy came home and offered to grill a potato for me, along with some husked corn, so I have those to go along with my lunches for the coming week. I washed all of the dishes in the sink as a ‘thank you’ for the food. I felt it was the least I could do.

I went to the dojo today. It was open mat, which means I could practice whatever I wanted. I was worried about going back. It’s been almost three weeks since I have practiced.

I had a message from Sensei Beata this morning though, saying that I was missed and that they hoped things were going well for me. So before I left home this morning I made up my mind that no matter what, I was going to to dojo today.

And I did. And It was amazing.

It was absolutely fantastic to see Sensei Jan and Beata again. I got hugs from both of them. We chatted a bit about what was going on in “Jen Land”. Sensei Beata worked with me for the whole hour reviewing my 6 kyu requirements.

I was surprised by how much I remember. We even started looking at the 5 kyu requirements.

I will most likely be testing at the end of this month.

But all of that is for another day.

I’m happy that I went. I’m happy that I did better than I thought I would.

I think I’m happy that I’m ‘home’. It’s still so new that I’m not sure. I’m still a little uneasy, an outsider. But my things are here and I’m glad to be around them again.

The room isn’t set up 100% the way I want, but it’s a work in progress and I like it so far.

I’m tired for now. I feel like I did well today. That’s good enough for me.