- Penny seems to be doing well. She’s been hanging around the house for 3.5 weeks now. She always shows up for meals, and seems steadier and less itchy. The gray cat has been showing up a lot too.
- In office days are so odd for me. I feel super energized by the interactions with my coworkers, but completely drained by the long commute (2 hours door-to-door one way). Hey, I chose to live 50 miles away from my office, and to take the train instead of drive. That’s on me.
- Speaking of driving, Steven and I could not believe the amount of people we saw driving with their phones in their hands on the way to and from Milwaukee when we flew to Colorado two weeks ago. We’ve been seeing that so much around where we live too. You notice it because you wonder why someone is driving like such absolute shit. Then you see the phone in their hands. Sigh.
- I had a whole section here about why I don’t want to share my struggles with friends/family but I took it out. It boils down to: I’m an Enneagram 2, and I prefer in person to texting and that’s a rare occurrence.
- I’ve gone to the dentist several times since I started taking blood thinners and told them I am on them every time but it didn’t seem to click until this week, and they kind of freaked a bit and want my doctor to sign a form. Which they sent to the wrong doctor. And told them I needed a bunch of stuff that I don’t (which would require going off blood thinners for, but regular cleanings don’t). It’s just a mess. Wah wah wah. Adulting.
- Lorena got some new powder polish (not dip, still no chip) that is so vibrant! I love it and imagine I will be using it all summer long.
- I got approval to use chatGPT at my full time job. Interestingly, we are told to use our personal email accounts for it.
- We had our first green beans and peas to harvest in our garden when we got back on July 2. They were delish!
- Last weekend we planted another row of green beans, and put in our tomato plants.
Eek yes a 2 hour one way commute is going to make for a draining day no matter how you look at it. I don’t have a solution, I just wanted to say “yikes”. Also yikes for having to use personal email for anything work related.
Your nails looks sweet! Yay for garden season.
I appreciate the yikes! And also, not offering a solution. I know what my options are and just wanted to complain, so thanks!
Aww thanks!
Fresh peas!! I’m so jealous!!!
Penny and gray cat! I love that they are still coming around.
I hate talking over text. I love Marco Polo for stuff like this – my friend Mikaela and I chat on it all the time and I find it really helps me just say everything I’m feeling without needing to censor myself. Or Facetime could be another option. But also, it’s hard when you just want to have a face-to-face convo to talk about what’s going on. <3
Marco Polo is so great for stuff like that, you’re right! And Facetime is a good option for when you can’t be in person. I am grateful we have more tools like this now and that my friends and family want to use them!