14 days until I turn 31.
Yup, 31.
I thought 30 was suppose to be the milestone year?
Why does this feel like such a big deal?
I spent the entirety of the Thanksgiving long week-end with my family. Yep - all 3 days.
It was pretty uneventful and fun (which is shocking for 3 days in family confinement).
Here's the weird part - relaxing week-end, no conflict with the family despite 3 entire days of interaction, yummy thanksgiving dinner, which
I made in it's entirety, that should be a great thing! But instead of feeling happy, I can't help but feel discontented.
I have this sad feeling that this is the best my life is going to get - me and my mother for the rest of my life.
I had zero exciting plans - I just cooked, knit and sat on the sofa scanning through channels all week-end (to add insult to injury, there was nothing good on TV).
In all honesty I did accomplish a lot.
I made dinner for 6 (although I made enough for 12)
Turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and maple pumpkin pie. (It was starch heaven!)
I finished the sweater I was knitting for Catherine's baby (started in May, baby was born in July). I even got to deliver it.
I got to unpack, do laundry, repack
All necessary stuff, and should have been worthwhile ends - but they just feel like shallow accomplishments.
but all I keep thinking is "so what?" and "now what?"
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