I\’m tired of waiting for the other shoe to drop.

When the pandemic began we started work-from-home; and I had the feeling that more than remote work might be in store. Layoffs? Might it come to offers of a buyout? It felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop; and I still feel like something is going to happen. Many of us are stuck in this limbo, I think.

The weather forecasts this week also make me feel like I\’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Most evenings, the forecast for the next day looked dire: T-storms, strong winds, heavy rain. Such predictions made me anxious about whether I\’d get to ride at all; or whether I might get caught in nasty conditions miles from home if I did ride.

In fact, I had to forgo the ride day before yesterday. Heavy rain in addition to darkness is a bit much, even if there\’s no lightning. I felt \”off\” all day from the lack of exercise; and maybe that\’s why I couldn\’t seem to control my appetite!

Yesterday morning the weather permitted an outing on the road bike

Tommaso Endurance Road Bike

but my legs didn\’t have much \”snap\”; so I took it easy, and made the ride shorter than usual. Then I rode the hybrid to work.

Again, I was on edge about the weather because I knew there was a wind advisory. I got lucky with the wind on the way home; and thank goodness it wasn\’t raining. Then I could start fretting over today\’s weather: will I get to ride, or will it be pouring? Again, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.

It Dropped

And this morning, it did. Long story short, I was very tired and sleepy; and could hardly get myself going. I wanted some things from the supermarket, and decided to go straight there; no laps around the park first. While I was on the way to the store, the wind strengthened; and the sky looked gloomier and gloomier.

On the way home, I had to stop and pull on the poncho. The wind, fortunately, was behind me most of the time; but it made the rain seem worse than it was. Raindrops on eyeglasses made it harder to see. Maybe anti-fog spray would help? The poncho kept flaring out to the side, and obscuring my rearview mirror.

It was a relief to get back home. Now that the other shoe has dropped, I hope I can get a break from constant worry over the weather.