32ndofneveruary

It's taken me a while to be able to share this. Bella crossed over the rainbow bridge on Sunday, December 12th. Doggie alzheimers took a huge toll on our girl, and though we miss her terribly, we are glad that she can now run amok, feel safe and free of the physical pain and constant confusion she'd been dealing with.
We'd like to give our love and gratitude to for bringing this doll faced canine Eeyore into our lives.

Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope that wherever you are, you're spending time doing something that warms your heart. Christmas looks and feels different for everyone - don't worry if yours doesn't follow someone else's script.
Life is short.
Better to spend time doing the things that make you happy, with people who make the good times feel even better, if people are in your plan. Maybe your perfect day is playing with your dog at the park, watching cheesy movies with a steady flow of hot chocolate, or eating Chinese food between chapters of the book you've wanted to read for months. Whatever your plan, I wish you the best of days.

Saturday. One week until Christmas. This pic was taken day before yesterday, I don't look human today. Post booster shot I look like I've been hit by a semi. Yesterday was BAD, today not quite as. If it is even a mild preview of what Covid-19 feels like, I can tell you that is not something I want to mess with.
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Amazing things are happening in my family today. I wish the happiest of birthdays to my niece, who turns 30 today. She's grown from an amazing little girl to an inspiring woman. A mother, a wife, daughter, and granddaughter- she's everything I want to be when I grow up.
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Her brother, another amazing human, marries the love of his life today. He's now a young man my son looks up to. He is intelligent, kind, and caring, the kind of man I hope my son grows up to be. My health isn't great, so I'm unable to be with them today. But, my heart is with them and filled with joy and pride as they step across these important milestones. My best to all of you today. ❤

When you've got more unread emails in your inbox than daylight hours remaining, every glance away from the screen conjures up a list of things you forgot to add to your list of things, and you've been thinking about going back to bed since 5 minutes before you got out of bed. 🥱🥱🥱🥱

I could use a day off to recover from my days off. Fun is exhausting!

1000 degrees outside but last night I was all about climbing into some comfort clothes. I don't normally do this but y'all this is sweatshirt from is legit the most comfortable and snuggly sweatshirt in an embarrassingly sizeable collection of sweatshirts. Oversized, so so so soft, and the color is rich. I'm now wondering how many evenings in a row I can wear it because wearing it for a few hours at night doesn't REALLY count, does it? This is gonna be a fall and winter constant, I'm sure this isn't the only time it's going to pop up on my

It's Thursday and I am exhausted. But tomorrow is BBQ & Frosty Beverage Friday and I'm 100% here for it.
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It'll take me 3 days to recover (not a lot of spoons left in the drawer) but staying home is the opposite of what I need to be doing. As introverted as I am, being around the people whose company I enjoy fortifies me. It gives me the strength to bulldoze any challenges I might face in the week ahead. And, there are usually a few of those.
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So, cheers y'all. The outgoing introvert is about to spend some spoons to gain some spoons.
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SIDE NOTE: For some reason, my brain keeps telling me to refer to the rare and precious event that is me making and keeping plans as "playing musical spoons!'"
HA!
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But, I dunno.
I mean is it catchy? Absolutely.
Does it make any actual sense, contextually? No idea, but leaning toward Hells No.
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I don't even care. I'm old enough to laugh at my own jokes.

Just another day in the life of a - all day on the couch trying to recover from I dunno, life? No pain outside the usual, constant ache. Just exhausted. I'm not a fan of running out of gas before I hit the end of the track. Sometimes, things just... suck.

Do what you need to do, until you can't. And, when you can't, don't. Be mindful, keep track of the spoons, and rest so you're able to show up tomorrow. Or the next day.
Put one foot in front of the other. Do YOUR best. Not their best, YOURS.

And also - remember that it's okay not to be okay sometimes.
Thanks for coming to my

Stayed home today with my old pals Rigidity, Stiffness, and Pain. Hives showed up unannounced at lunchtime, apparently Artane invited them over just for sh*ts and giggles.

This dystonia/parkinsons life is a non-stop party, if by party you mean a room filled with dozens of creepy clowns and nickleback playing on a loop.

Living that y'all.

GOOD TIMES.
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Just doing what I do.