I flew back home on Monday and I actually conversed with people around me on the plane. This is a somewhat new experience for me. I generally have a book to read or earphones on, but I am making a more concerted effort to "be out there" now that I have my own business to market. The couple to the right of me were originally from Myanmar and were traveling through the US for a month with stops in Los Angeles, Kansas City, Washington DC, Florida and Dallas. Unfortunately, their English was not so good, so the conversation didn't last long--plus they fell asleep. The woman across the aisle to the left was traveling back from England. She was very lucky to get out after the volcano in Iceland clouded the sky. Evidently, they had opened Heathrow for a brief stint that morning and only a handful of flights went out.

Now that I am home, I have been trying to put some of the stuff I learned into practice. It has only been two days, and I am already feeling overwhelmed once again. I have a call with a mentor in the morning to help me get back on track.

I have continued to play games with some friends in the evening, but I warned them all that this would be coming to an end. The Thursday game was coming to an end anyway since Ralph was starting his new job this coming Monday. Part of owning my own business was having some personal time and here I am talking about giving it up. We'll see how it works out going forward.

I have been trying to catch up on some of the shows I DVR'd last week, and evidently there were a lot of storms in the area while I was gone. All the shows I watched had storm warnings in them. I was kind of hoping my house would blow away, but it did not.

Anyway, another day is done and tomorrow starts early now that I am no longer unemployed. The good news is that I am taking a more optimistic attitude and know that tomorrow will be a great day.