The Witty Ladybug

It feels weird to share this picture, AND I think that is even more reason to do so. I have very few pictures of myself from the last 2 years and only a handful that I am genuinely smiling in. This is one of them.

What makes this picture different is that I had gotten a 5 week reprieve from one of the big contributors to my pain. This photo wasn't taken during that time. It was taken 2 days after it ended. This cream soda float was my "the pain is fully back" treat. In this picture you don't see that I'm in pajamas with an underwear shaped heating pad turned on to the "melt skin" setting. You also don't see all the years of not being able to have a treat like this one, due to unmanaged/undiagnosed MCAS.

I spent 5 weeks with less pain AND it was still really hard. I spent 5 weeks with less pain AND I spent each day puhsing way too hard out of fear of it's inevitable return. I spent 5 weeks with less pain AND I still couldn't do a lot of things I wanted to do. I spent 5 weeks with less pain AND I made some new art.

The point of this post is that 2 things can be true at the same time. Replacing "but" with "and" when acknowledging those 2 things has made a vast difference for me in being able to bolster myself through another day. If you go back and read those statements again with BUT instead it can be hard to say exactly the difference however it is noticeable. But made me feel more hopeless. And feels like acknowledgement and validation.

Let me know any small changes you have made to get through or what kind of treat you like.

Decisions decisions. I realize this might be a tough question to answer, but give it your best shot. If you found a design that you really loved would you want it on a bookmark or a tote bag?

🤬F*ck This Friday!!!!!!!🤬

So what happened this week that makes you just want to scream? Or maybe you just can't stop thinking about someone and their audacity. Let it out in the comments.
Let's acknowledge the frustrations together so we can all move into the weekend a tad bit more calm.

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Are you an anxious sticker collector or a care-free one?

Friday oh Friday. We love you but also why do you take your sweet ass time getting here?!?!??!

Anybody else in desperate need of an iced coffee?Because damn, me too.

Tell me all the things in the comments.

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✔ cooked something?
✔ treated yourself with care and took breaks?
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✔ got the dishes done?

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