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  • Maybe Spring?

    It feels like Spring is in the air but at the end of the week they’re predicting snow & sleet. So maybe Spring? We had a good start to the week by eating at one of my favorite restaurants; it was a belated birthday dinner out. Something that felt both weird & good at the same time.

    I think it was our 4th dinner out this year, something I found both depressing & sad. Other than that I finally got a monthly bus pass again. Something that feels great! Having to run for the bus gets old fast.

    There was a definite full moon this weekend & it showed. All the nuts fell out of the the bag. Literally. There was some indescribable screaming from people’s porches & a party with 50 people got busted. Full moon fever was in the air. Hence, why I try to avoid doing anything on such weekends. The nuts just aren’t worth it.

    Otherwise things are okay, are days our racing by & I hope we can complete some Long overdue Spring chores this year??? Only time will tell?

    I am hoping for a vaccine in May or June?? Patience is key.

  • Clogged drains & other…

    I was all excited to take a shower this late morning when I discovered the drain was & is completely clogged. I managed to wash my hair before the water took over half the bathroom.

    It’s the type of thing that’s a nuisance & pain to fix. But life always throws curve balls it’s just how you adjust to them that counts. I am okay adjusting to curve balls because I have done it my whole life.

    I got some excellent news yesterday that I can’t share yet, but what I will say is that mistreatment of people in the medical profession is a crime. It happened to me & to other patients & that is not okay. Now, something is Finally being done about it.

    It took a Long time, I thought that my complaint had been tossed but it hadn’t so I am grateful for my voice & that it’s being taken seriously.

    Now, it’s to hoping we have a clear drain by the weekend? Chin up life is good.

  • Suspicion

    I can recall being in high school & going into one of the pharmacies in our small home town. The people that worked there treated any youth like a would be criminal. Following us up & down the aisles. It became a place to avoid, for obvious reasons. Even though it was a family owned business, the way they treated us kids was very unfair.

    Whereas the corporate pharmacy down the block was great, you could go in & shop what you needed without the hint of suspicion hanging over you. It was like being in two different places in the same town. Youth was the open enemy of the old established rich who lived there.

    The best thing that happened in town was when an independent bookstore opened. I have always loved reading so the bookstore was a treat. Staff was always friendly & kind & the atmosphere was always light & airy. I miss that bookstore because I spent most of my high school & college going to it.

    I also spent time walking at the local beach/state park. It’s where I would go to get away from the toxicity in our house. Plug in my Walkman & spend 90 minutes walking there, it’s where I found solitude.

    I miss parts of where I grew up but I don’t miss the toxic parts or the constant bullying & harassment I experienced in high school but I miss parts of it. I’ve heard that much has changed & much hasn’t. Such is life I guess.

    Till next time. Chin up, there’s vaccines on the way.