As planned, I took eight days off from the trail. The time away was to get some rest and then to attend a work-related convention.
More than once during the first days I was home, my wife said to me, "It's just like when you used to live here!"
And so it was. I was able to take a shower in the bathroom I used to use. Sleep in the same bed I used to sleep in. Eat food in the same kitchen I used to eat in.
I could get used to this.