Normalcy

I am enjoying the relative peace and quiet of my usual weekly routine. Besides feeling a little under the weather, I have noticed that my body seems to have returned to normal after the trauma of pregnancy and labour. My hair has stopped falling out and thinning. I am back to my normal weight (I actually dealt with losing too much weight while actively nursing!) and the heartburn is a lot better. This has all been happening over the past few weeks which means that it took a good 10 months for my body to recover. So I cannot imagine how women like Britney Spears feel going right into another pregnancy. One of my grandmothers had many children in a short amount of time but this was pre-social acceptance of birth control. I don't understand how in this day and age women choose to get pregnant again so quickly!

Anyway, this weekend is Thanksgiving and I have seen all of the festive decorations in the stores but do not feel compelled to buy any. I am not in a holiday mood for some reason. Not that Thanksgiving has ever been huge on my list but I used to feel that it was a special time. I think it's because I am not going to be at home with my family and I wasn't able to go last year either. I love holidays with my family and I can't stand it when I'm not there to join in on the fun!

Hey, Charlton Heston's birthday is today. He is 82 - I wonder what he's doing to celebrate?! Charlton Heston seems like the antithesis to normalcy in my mind, so he must surely be doing something bizarre even as I write this...