Whew, I'm tired. Last night marked my 27th match of the high school soccer season, which began back on March 13. I have three more matches this week, bringing my regular season total up to an even 30, followed by six district matches next week. Thirty-six high school games is a lot to squeeze into seven weeks, especially when you consider that number doesn't include the college spring games, indoor games, and Latino league games I did during that same stretch. I don't know what sort of assignments I'll get at the state tournament -- or if I'll get any at all -- but by the end of the high school season it's likely I will surpass the 50 game mark in just two months.
On the plus side, my conditioning is as good as it has been in a while. I have lost ten pounds since the start of the season, and I generally feel pretty good running around on the field. I even survived Sunday's slate of three 90-minute games in pretty good shape. (It helped that I got to top it all off with a trip to Cristina's in Crete for one of their awesome empanadas smothered in spicy green chile.) There's a downside, too. My energy level is dropping, and that nagging twinge in my hamstring from the second week of the season isn't getting any better with all the abuse I've heaped on it. But I'll be fine. I have enough fuel in the tank to get me through districts, and then I'll have a week off before state.
And I have emotional health on my side. On Friday I teamed up with an awesome company to do software development and support, along with a little website development. That makes two partnerships with very strong, respected companies to go along with the other contract jobs I pick up here and there. As a freelancer, having two stable sources of income is a huge weight off my shoulders. Plus, it means I can focus more on the fun side of contract gigs, rather than having to see each job as "that one covers next week's groceries, that one will take care of the car insurance...".
It doesn't hurt that it's spring. I can't wait to have some time to work in the yard and garden, and to just spend time outside doing as little as possible. That sounds like fun, doesn't it?
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