March 24, 2023
1. As much as I’ve been sad this week, that some of this might just be sadness and not depression because I’ve also felt the small pips of wanting to have good food or do fun things for the first time in years. I’ve not wanted to do anything, even the things I love the most for a long time. I’ve found no pleasure in planning or even dreaming about unlikely plans for the fun of it.
2. Therapy also helped me work through lots of mixed up grief. Friends have been going through rough stuff and it’s bringing up a lot of empathetic grief for their losses and also twangs resonantly with my own personal grief and losses.
3. My hollowed out chest coughing is still playing up occasionally but it’s much less this week. I almost want to put up a 2 days since last infection counter but that’s just tempting fate, isn’t it?
4. I found PiC’s Global Entry card!!!! It was under my nose this whole time. I’m never telling him I missed it being right there for three months. š
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5. This gave me a much needed laugh:
Helping folks: I peripherally know Limecello through Romancelandia. Can we help them out a bit? They’re going through a particularly rough time post-op: Please Help Limecello
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March 17, 2023
1. Weekend wins: I got some rest on Sunday afternoon.
2. I finally crossed off all the warranty replacements from my to-do list: the kids’ Contigo bottles have arrived, as has the replacement lantern for our power outage supplies.
Helping others:
Ramadan, a holy month when charity is given, is March 22. Muslims will fast from sunrise to sunset. Aseel will be distributing a Daily Iftar Package ($3 USD) to any individual on the street who needs it. They also have a Ramadan package for families ($98). The Child and Family Relief Round 2 that we’ve contributed to for the past few months is still well short of their goal.
Hattip to Nicole and Maggie for this one: Brooklyn Public Library (the library that allows any kid to get a library card to read their digital books) is facing extreme budget cuts and needs people to sign their petition. Please sign to help!
We need to keep fighting the creeping fascism that we’re seeing in the US. We and our future generations deserve better than that.
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March 10, 2023
1. After two weeks of scout ants creeping into the kitchen, without leaving a trail for me to follow back, I spotted one ant under a baseboard and lined that whole wall with boric acid. It seems like it’s working? After two days, the incursions stopped.
2. Weekend to dos: I didn’t cut anyone’s hair but all three are due. I did trim the hedges. That turned into a family activity and they look much better now.
Challenges this week:
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March 3, 2023
1. We donated 2 boxes of books to the library. That got the JKR series out of our house and cleared a whole (small) bookshelf for better books by better people. (People are complicated, yes, but JKR is unreservedly awful.)
Win win!
2. Help BIPOC folks:
3. I got ONE dinner this week where Smol Acrobat wasn’t a total pill! That’s more than the usual zero. PiC does breakfasts. They might be easier but I couldn’t say.
4. It was my turn on Murderbot All Systems Red again and every two sentences are a genuine delight. I wish I could write like this.
An activism: Florida Bill Would Destroy Higher Education as We Know It
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February 24, 2023
1. A Twitter friend shared the story of surprising her back up at work with a gift (cookies) to thank her and how it seemed silly to her that the recipient was so surprised. Another friend joked (or said seriously, tone is hard to tell) that Californians aren’t used to Southern hospitality.
She’s probably right! I don’t know what counts as Southern hospitality. But as a Californian, I can take a hint. I had been wanting to express my gratitude to my second in command for always being solid (especially during times I’ve very much been on shaky mental grounds though I tend to mask all of that at work) so I borrowed the idea and sent my deputy a gift card for some treats of their choice.
2. @celeste_pewter is having some medical troubles and needs a helping hand: Medical bills help for vision treatment. I donated as a small thank you for all the political action advice she’s offered free over the years.
3. We supported this campaign to Sponsor Orphans and Poor Students Education: Year 1. They had enough to get the kids started, but they’ll need a lot more to carry on the rest of the school year. One month of education per child is $47 USD.
Challenges this week: This damn cough!
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February 17, 2023
1. Bethel Friends of Canines is a non-profit dog rescue based in the rural Alaskan village of Bethel.
2. Apparently I have taught Smol most of the alphabet? We trace the letters in a lot of books when we’re reading. The teacher was surprised and told PiC she thinks they know almost all the letters now.
3. Donors Choose projects for classrooms with a high ratio of low income students:
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February 10, 2023
1. I thought the Mucinex wasn’t doing anything so I stopped taking it and my coughing and congestion spiked to horrifying levels so maybe it WAS helping. I’m still coughing and congested but I’m on Mucinex round the clock now and I can breathe mostly.
2. We supported:
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