Cool beans! Had a great workout, must have sweated off at least a couple lbs of water. Feels good to get on the bench and lift more than those young whippersnappers. Not that I'm comparing myself or anything...
Decided to treat myself to a bookstore visit, and soup and sandwich at a local shop, and got a call from another friend offering me a place on a sizable research opportunity. Very nice for my PMA to have this to turnaround.
Afterwards, I called the house to talk to S5, and had a nice positive convo with him. Then I asked to talk to W, who had begun to snap at S5, and I checked in with her about Friday eve, noting that I could pickup S5 and a playmate to make life easier for her. She noted that was nice, and commented that she would be at his Art Camp anyway as he would be showing off his portfolio of art work in a show for the parents. She invited me, and noted that she was breaking away from her young friends to attend herself. W commented that she would be going out with her student/friend and a married FF to celebrate the completion of a project.
We talked further, and I noted softly and w/ concern "W, you sound tired." She opened up about concerns, workload, and being taken advantage of a bit by another mother in terms of childcare swapping. I think I validated and listened well. She sounded more positive after 10 min of this, and asked about me. I briefly shared how stoked I was to set up furniture in the practice office, and how my first clients showed, noting how two pursued my services after seeing me interviewed on television. She congratulated me on these happenings and I thanked her for doing so. It felt okay to do so, as I was already high as a kite, and didn't feel a need for her to take care of me. It should have been obvious that I was pumped.
Anyway, I'm staying up and hopefully that ol' rascally rollercoaster will follow my PMA.
Feels good to get on the bench and lift more than those young whippersnappers. Not that I'm comparing myself or anything... 
