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Life is crazy sometimes, and then other times it is completely insane.

Right now, I kind of feel like I’m in the second category.  Only the insanity is more of a repetitive nature, and less of a chaotic type scenario.  Although, really, there is a bit of chaos thrown in for, what, good measure?  Fun?  Kicks?  I don’t know.  (Does any of this make sense?)

Since returning from Hawaii life has fallen into the sort of routine I haven’t had for months, and after quickly getting the hang of all the new bits, I have sort of gone into an auto-pilot type mentality.

I wake up every morning by 5:30–shockingly, this has not been as difficult as I initially thought–and groggily get dressed and put on some makeup.  I generally don’t remember any of this as I am still half-asleep.

I grab my lunch from the fridge and leave home by 6:10 am, and if we’re being completely honest I don’t remember a thing from the time my seat-warmer heats up until I pull into the parking lot at work.  Radio, traffic (not much of this at o-dark-hundred), landmarks…it all mushes into a blur that ends with fluorescent office lighting.

Work is repetitive, mindless, and generally stress-free.  This is a first for me, and while I sometimes yearn for a more exciting job, at least I don’t ever, EVER have to take work–or work-related stress–home with me.  For now, the trade-off is worth it.

Before I know it I’m eating my lunch, generally outside on the office patio which overlooks a golf course with beautiful mountain peaks in the background.  This part I remember, it’s usually the best part of my day.

The afternoon flies by quickly, I leave work and go to a local high school where I coach a competitive Shakespeare team.  There will be more of this later.  The Shakespeare stuff is a ton of fun, but still can fall into the “repetitive” category.  I am in charge of 5 pieces, scenes & monologues, that are being rehearsed for a competition in October.  The kids are great and the pieces are interesting, but rehearsal is rehearsal…practice until perfect.

I am typically getting home around 8:30 or 9:00 every night, eat some kind of dinner, scrape together a lunch for the next day, lounge in the shower and curl up in bed. 

I haven’t been leaving comments on blogs (I have been reading!  Google Reader isn’t banned at work, but blogspot, wordpress, typepad and facebook are taboo under the corporate handbook), I haven’t been writing on my own blog (clearly), I haven’t been talking to friends or family or anything.

Honestly, it feels a little weird.  Going from a summer of absolutely nothing to do to this jam-packed schedule has been quite the adjustment; I really don’t think I am well-adjusted yet.  The Shakespeare stuff will be done by early October, and I am hoping to have some time to myself again. 

The break will come soon enough, for now I’m enjoying staying busy, however routine it may become, I am happy.