I have been having difficulty falling asleep for quite some time now. It takes about 2 hours from when my head hits the pillow to slumber.

Last night, I was wondering why I have this problem (for the umpteenth time) and I named it my "ice cream diaries" while in that delusional state of trying to sleep but not fully awake. That state of being aware that you aren't asleep but not awake is so odd, confusing, and frustrating. My only defense for the name is that state. No other excuses (I stay in bed, not wander the kitchen looking for frozen treats, really!).

My last day at my job here was last Wednesday. I find it depressing to wake up in the morning and not feel as though I have a purpose & a time deadline to be somewhere to do something. I don't think I will be that good at retirement if this is any indication.

I have been preparing to leave - packing up, saying goodbyes, getting my poor car ready for the cold when it has never experienced such atrocities in its short Floridian life.

Things I will miss: the weather in Florida from October to June when it isn't terribly hot nor humid. So many of the people that I have had the pleasure of meeting (I would name names but it would take too much space and I am sure to forget an important name). The quick and entertaining lizards that frolic everywhere. My husband.

Things I will NOT miss: the weather in Florida from July to September when the heat and humid is positively smothering. The stinking lizards that get into our house and are difficult to shoo back out. The "palmetto bugs" (good PR name for what they really are: flying cockroaches).