I'm back & jet lagged

Unsurprisingly, I'm very jet lagged today. :-) I arrived back home yesterday afternoon, after a long travel day. 

Backing up a bit, we dropped Nick off at college! It was emotional & wonderful, and we also got to see my BFF, her daughters & their partners. I met her oldest daughter's BF for the first time, which was so fun & he's wonderful. Her youngest daughter & her BF will be spending a lot of time with Nick (I'm guessing), because he attends Boulder & has been so gracious spending time with Nick, walking him through the rush process, etc. 

We spent a ton of money last weekend on dorm prep stuff, and helping Nick get settled in. His dorm is the oldest on campus, so it's very hot. The small fan we brought was not going to help, so we ended up at Home Depot buying a much larger one. His room is actually pretty spacious, so once we saw the size, we also bought a three tiered rack for him + the roommate to use to store things like: laundry soap, extra toiletries, & other supplies. They each have their own closet. The roommate arrived after we left on Sunday, so we didn't get to meet him, but my BFF's daughter has already spent time with the roommate & describes him as "very similar to Nick". ;-) It was hard to drop him off, and a bit emotional, but no time to worry about that, as we headed back to the airport, & I flew to London.

I successfully navigated the tube, even after a long flight with no sleep. The Elizabeth Line is super straightforward, and I was able to take it almost directly to my hotel. Got off at the correct stop & everything & made my way to the hotel (by now it was Monday afternoon). Checked in, ordered room service & vegged out, & then caught up on some work. Slept for 3 hours & then was basically awake the rest of the night, bringing me to 2 days with 3 hours of combined sleep. I also had to be up at 4:30 on Saturday am for the flight to Denver. 

Work was good, but very intense. Lots of "opportunities" to fix things & transform the team. Which, is great, but stressful & very time consuming. I'm still in learning mode. Went to dinner with some folks on the team, had a night of room service. And, one night had a meeting until 8 pm. (What.a.treat.) On Friday, met up with my old direct report from my previous job, and we had dinner at one of my favorite places - Dishoom. So delicious, as always. I was in bed early, and back up at 6:30 am to make my way to Heathrow & get on the flight. According to Oura (it's a ring that you wear that tracks things like sleeping, etc) I got in a two hour nap on the flight, vs a full night of sleep. 

I did sleep 10 hours last night, so let's hope I recover quickly. I leave for Tokyo on Saturday. I'm dreading it. I'll be home for a week and then back to Boulder for family weekend, where M & Sam will head back home on Sunday & I'll fly again to London. This is so far from ideal it's nuts, but I actually don't think my job will typically involve much travel. This is just poor timing, combined with onboarding. I hope. Otherwise, this is a no for me, for obvious reasons. 

I've gone for more than a week without working out, which I'm pretty sure the last time that happened was a decade ago. I feel like a slug! I'm heading to my workout class shortly, which is sure to be difficult, after my week. 

And, a photo of the Boulder freshman class!