Three hours from home...

Three hours from home, finally back in New Mexico. I had to pull over and get a picture and have a little cry. I don't know what it is about this place, but it soothes me. I feel so at peace the minute I cross state lines.

Can you see the Mesa in the distance? I fucking love it here. ❤️

Preheating the car...

Preheating the car and sharing my scarf so hopefully my travel companions will survive the trip home.

I'm warm and safe...

I'm warm and safe, but also bored and alone. I was really hoping I'd make it home today and I guess I'm bummed out that I didn't. Definitely better safe than sorry, for sure, but I've been away for so long already. It feels like a day wasted. All I've been doing is watching stupid TV and playing on my phone.

Maybe I'll get to leave tomorrow.

Staying another night at the hotel.

Staying another night at the hotel. The roads sound like they were tended to, but this wind is another story. Thankfully, it'll be stopped by much later today.

Current situation:  Thawing out my emergency waters (yes, I left them in the car - I was tired and safe at the hotel) and letting these succulents get a little bit of sun. They're from the office and a coworker gave them to me. Figured I'd take them home and get them settled in. I hope they survive the trip!

After getting COVID...

After getting COVID (most likely) from flying home and back at Thanksgiving (Atlanta - you nasty), I decided to drive instead of fly this trip. I figured it was smarter because I could at least bring back a good bit of stuff and make the next and final trip home easier (packing-wise).

I made great time yesterday and got more than halfway home...

But I woke up to a mess and an emergency alert here in Wichita, KS saying to delay travel. And I think I will. It's coming down out there, no doubt. 😬 And it's expected to be -2°F by noon. GROSS.

Edit:  It was down to - 5°F by 10:30 this morning. Wow.

The two kinds of holiday people summed up:

😂😂😂 The two kinds of holiday people summed up:

Yesterday, at 40 years old...

Yesterday, at 40 years old, I took my first birth control pill.

I don't know if it's the pills or the fact that my hormones are already a mess at the moment, but I have had a headache and nausea for last two days. It feels like a hormonal headache because none of my painkillers are touching it.

It's a terrible time for this nonsense because I should be packing and deciding what is going home with me this week and what goes the next time I come back. But all I've done is lay around because I feel so rough.