April 26, 2024
1. It’s been an incredibly hard week with Sera’s health. The kindness of friends knowing I wouldn’t be able to eat and making it a point to check up on me and send food has been deeply appreciated. I’m lucky that they care.
2. In the midst of all this loss and sadness, I have reconnected by text with two former colleagues that I liked a lot from my past jobs. One of them reminded me that one of the main tenets of Buddhism is that change is the only constant and we never have true control over most things (except our decisions). This in relation to both my job and Sera is poignant and it helps a little to remember that riding the waves is my job. That this isn’t my own personal failure whether at work or at home, that I couldn’t maintain stability there or here.
3. I’m just too tired to figure out why our backyard hose faucet spigot thingie started leaking and/or fix it so, for now, I stick the kids’ watering can sand toy under the drip and use that to water the plants. It’s not great but it makes me water regularly which I don’t tend to do.
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April 19, 2024
1. A friend gifted us a large jar of homemade salsa and it’s really good. Sometimes I get tired of eggs for breakfast but never when we have the good salsa. I don’t know what it is but it’s not the same with storebought salsa (which, to be clear, I am generally totally fine with. There’s something about the fresh salsa searing my throat that’s just right).
2. A friend gave me solid advice that my therapist later agreed with. Gold star for friend!
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April 12, 2024
Howww did it get to be Friday already??
Not that I’m not grateful, I’m glad whenever any week is over, but it has certainly been A WEEK.
I’ve been hunting for a backup fancy dress for an upcoming event and friends on Discord have been so helpful!
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April 5, 2024
1. We’re all still functioning. Some better than others, but!
Challenges this week: everything.
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March 29, 2024
1. PiC and I were sunk deep into logistics at 7 pm Saturday night, and JB took it upon themselves to secretly make a simple dinner for everyone: sandwiches and salad.
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March 22, 2024
1. JB and Smol Acrobat had a marathon playdate day on Sunday.
Good for them. Less good for me. Took me 4 days to feel close to recovered.
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March 15, 2024
1. We made it a whole two and a half weeks without a fever/viral incident! The streak ended this weekend but I’m impressed we went that long. It’s the first long stretch of the year.
Sad that the virus also hit me on the weekend as well. I was very excited to do a batch cooking session and a grocery shopping trip this weekend but couldn’t. I rage-cleaned 2/3s of the stove, all I had the energy for, but it didn’t make me feel better about ruining my plans. I’m not sure I’ll feel well enough this weekend either but that’s more the fatigue talking.
2. Sunday’s time change was more painful for me and Sera whose water has to go away by 8 pm than the kids, who both slept in for once in their lives. That was a surprise.
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