get into the swing of it/things

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get+back+into+the+swing+of+things

to become familiar with an activity or situation so that you can start doing it well or enjoying it. I was just getting into the swing of things when they transferred me to another department. I hadn't worked in an office for a few years and it took me a while to get back into the swing of it.

"Work is kind of busy here right now, so I'm trying to get myself back into the swing of it today...."


roller coaster
n.
A steep, sharply curving elevated railway with small open passenger cars that is operated at high speeds as a ride, especially in an amusement park.
An action, event, or experience marked by abrupt, extreme changes in circumstance, quality, or behavior: “the demographic roller coaster caused by the baby boom” (American Demographics).

"went on my almost-first ever roller coaster (the other one I went on was not really so big)."