i'm grateful for our small number of good, close friends, but i think i'm also feeing the effect of being 'on' for the last week, for not being able to do any of the things i'd ordinarily slot into my free time. i've gotten better at this since i was younger, but it doesn't change that i need my stretches of alone time. the problem is, my partner won't say 'no': if someone asks, hey, what're you two doing new year's eve?, she'll say, we don't have anything planned, and then we suddenly have things planned.
i just need a couple of days with nothing more strenuous than walking the dogs. tomorrow, our company heads home, and i'll need to meal plan and do the shopping next week. maybe the weekend can be a couple of days of quiet? i just want to read and work on some projects and get back to practicing my guitar and fiddle. i guess we'll see.