Monday musings

I had an exhausting weekend with the in-laws and other family in town celebrating Colin’s 1st birthday. On top of activities for Colin, Sophia and I also went out to dinner Friday to take advantage of the free babysitter for the night. And then I went out with some friends on Saturday as it had been a few months.

It was a fun time, and I was excited to have guests over to celebrate Colin, but these busy weekends do take a toll on me and my rest. While Sophia and I do not want to get to a point where we stop going out, maybe I need to stick to 1 night of fun and 1 night of rest going forward.

On that topic, I’ve made a lot of strides that I am proud of in the last 2 years. Perhaps a couple years ago after a busy and full weekend, I’d be sitting here in a terrible state on a Monday perhaps half asleep with a lot of brain fog. Today, I’m in a good spirits, ran 3 miles before work, and have had an incredibly productive day so far. Slowly but surely, I am learning how to treat my body better.

On the work front, things seem oddly quiet but busy at the same time. We are not expecting anymore IPOs this year with the government shutdown and the holidays approaching. I’m sure there will be a pick-up of private market activity as we get close to the end of the year, but I’ve also heard that many funds and companies are pushing off things until next year at this point. Perhaps the busy comeback year has people feeling content on where things are at right now.