Getting in a routine...

It has been a very long time since I have had a routine.

Get up.  Work.  Sleep.  Take two days off.  Repeat.  

I love it.

I am at the point I can finally say the transition is over, and I have recovered from the move from Michigan, having to start over again, and even the six months of craziness from being on call all the time. I am settling in to what most people would call a normal life, and I'm wrapping up in it like a warm blanket on a winter night.  There will be time enough later if I want to spice things up a bit, but I am one person this holiday season that is not going crazy.

That being said, I have nothing unusual to report.  I'm in a steady relationship, work is great, and my family is as stable as ever.  I enjoy my science fiction novels, nerdy television shows, and the occasional movie.  I chilled out a bit on photography after taking a ton of pictures in California, so I don't even have much to mention in that area.  For all purposes, today is as peaceful as my life can get.  

It is rare when you can look at your own life and have no drama, no discomfort, and have few problems that affect you dramatically.  Granted, my life is not perfect, and there are some things I would improve.  I would love to have more money, weigh a good deal less, and live in a sunny all drinks included resort, but barring that, I'm doing well here.  

I guess you could say that I am happy.  I know it is a temporary repreive before I am driven again to find something more.  This is my real rest, the downtime before the next step.  I do not know what that step will be, where it will take me, or what challenges I will face, but for now, I don't have to worry about it.  I can enjoy just being me again for now.