Stepped outside for a second before heading to work and just stood there for a minute.
The whole sky over the roofs across the street was doing that pink-orange thing at the edges, clouds catching the light before it even got properly light out. Didn’t grab my coffee first, just stood on the driveway in last night’s hoodie looking up.
Lately the shoulder tightness has been creeping back in during the busier weeks, the same kind I thought I’d already worked through. Mornings end up being the only quiet part of the day since the kids are still asleep and nothing’s asking anything of me yet.
Wasn’t planning on noticing it. Just happened to glance up on the way to the car and didn’t move for longer than I meant to.