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Lately my sense of self is like a smudgy picture of a reflection.
Goals.
Kinda pretty in its disarray.
#LongBeachCA
Crystals and homemade poptarts. #myAesthetic
Still alive! I'm sorry I haven't been replying to texts or plans-- this has been a rough week, recovering from how far back stress set me. I'm taking healing very seriously and prioritizing it over pretty much everything. But I am okay, and I am alive, and I will be available again for shenanigans soon.
Social break! Not just media, all things. I will be mostly unavailable for interactions of any sort till the 12th. . "Everyone owes themselves a sincere thank you, and a real apology." - Grayson Queen . A million years ago, my late husband put this line in a short story (about bank-robbing lizards, of course), and it hit me so hard so I started writing thank you notes slash apology letters to myself. I also write a little paragraph of things I wish I could thank myself for, things I wish I were ready to apologize for. I've had a lot of conversations lately about vulnerability, and honesty, and so I thought I'd post it. I also wanted to document the slight shift in my handwriting, since it's already improved but isn't all better yet. Another surreal part of my post-stroke experience has been how I can write something and then not be able to read it-- so I also wanted to show how Google Lens helps me turn my handwriting to text, and then how apps play those words aloud so I can read them. Blessings, everywhere! Be well, my friends. You are loved.
My phone timer caught me in the middle of a laugh 😂 but yay for laughter with friends who just moved closer!
The scrunchie sells the look. #newCoke
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