family

All I can say is that the should-free policy really worked for me yesterday, so I gave it another crack today. It feels very much like I've had a normal, relaxing weekend, for the first time in ages. I still followed through with commitments and did housework and whatnot, but none of it felt like a burden. The topper was an evening with long time friends. One said, upon parting, "Wasn't that a great family time?" It was exactly that! The laughs over old times, remembrances, and the kind of teasing you can only get away with after some years together-- It was like a happy family reunion. I know there are things that one's chosen 'family' cannot imitate, and at some level nothing compares with blood ties, but I'm deeply thankful all the same for the 'family' I'm surrounded with here.