Weighing on the mind

Photos from Rock Band Saturday are sadly still on the camera. Sigh. We got a rough start to the week yesterday and there's a few things weighing on my mind. I'll hopefully get the photos up tonight while Jake is at the monthly condo board meeting.

So first I'm sure, if you follow the news at all, you are aware of the potential for a government shutdown after next Friday. I spent a decent amount of time reading various news reports on the topic yesterday and it seems as though most people think it won't happen. Overall, except for the not coming into work thing, it shouldn't effect Jake and I too much, so long as it doesn't go on for weeks and weeks. As someone who used to live paycheck to paycheck for a long time though, I understand how nervous some people might be about this prospect. Even if they do decide to pay us for the time retroactively it still hurts the bank accounts at the time. No one really knows what is going to happen so for now we're all in a wait and see pattern. I can't help but think about it though as the economy is a huge issue on everyone's minds right now.

Yesterday two condo units in our building were burglarized. Ours was not one of them, most fortunately, although the fact that we have a nice shiny deadbolt lock and the fact that Jake was home during the day when it happened boded well in our favor. It's still extremely disconcerting to have the feeling of security that you have in your home stripped from your mind. While on my way to work this morning I couldn't help but worry a little bit as Jake actually had to go into his office this morning and we left Dubs alone in our place. Would she bark if someone strange tried to get into our place? Would that be enough to scare someone away from trying to break in? I keep trying not to worry about it, but it's tough. Labs are not guard dogs and that is not why we rescued her. I can't help but worry about her potential safety if someone were to break in. Obviously it is going to take some time for my mind to find ease with this.

Yoga definitely helped though. Even Jake said as we were on our way back from yoga practice last night that it was nice, on a day like yesterday, to have that as a break from the rest of the world. I felt like it really helped me to decompress and release some of the stress I was dragging around. Both of us successfully completed the hand-stand with feet on the wall pose, my moment of zen for the day. I guess it's actually called Handstand Prep pose.

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