Dude. We’re three hundred days into 2025?! How’d that even happen?
Another milestone: yesterday was my 58th birthday! FIFTY EIGHT?! How’d that even happen? I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be here. Life is so strange and funny.
I spent my birthday in the most fantastic way…for me, anyway.
I let Martini and myself both sleep in a little, then slowly got us both up and Martini ready for daycare and me ready for my walk with the little group I like so much.
But I was running late at that point and messaged my new friends (who ended up not going anyway for a couple of other reasons) that I was going to be late because I wanted to get my Birthday Starbucks on the way.
That set the tone. I was already meandering off the path.
When I got to the meeting location, there was no parking available. Long story short, I started walking on my own, going the opposite way of the group, thinking I’d run into them on their way around the typical circle we make.
About halfway around the circle, I realized that I was kind of close to a thrift store I’d been meaning to visit, so I checked their hours and sure enough, they were open! I walked in that direction and ended up vintage shopping!
That’s two days in a row of really, really good vintage shopping! I’m starting to get a real hang of this, and I’m having a ball!
On Saturday, I had brunch with two of my former colleagues from The Cutie Pie Company. It was really good to catch up with them, and one of them is doing something I’m very interested in: she’s working full time for one company and part time for two other companies, and I want to hear how she’s doing it. She is the second person [hi, Athena] telling me that they’re working multiple gigs and making it work.
So MUCH INSANITY going on at Cool Cat Company and I can’t wait to GTFO of here and write it allllll down. It is a literal sitcom - especially since Head Cat is a “celebrity” public figure and suuuccchhh a bad, bad person. Yuck. I think I should privately write it down now because so much ridiculousness is happening and every day is more bizarre than the next. How do I get involved in these scandals? You are going to DIE when I finally get to tell this story!
I have a video interview today with a company back in [old city] for a job that’s quite a bit junior, but let’s see what happens there. This could be some momentum on my job search. I just need the good juju for decent benefits - Medical insurance being #1. I have a new skin cancer on my arm that needs taken care of ASAP…this shit does NOT STOP.
Anyway, I did want to share ONE MORE piece of news before I get to my workout - and it’s GOOD NEWS!
Dad found Mom’s wedding ring!!
Remember I told you how the house is just really cluttered now with stuff from the whole family? Well, the ring was buried in a pile of clutter! Dad searched a bowl on a side table and…there it was at the bottom of the pile.
I was thrilled for the news, but now still worried because Dad put it back on her finger and Mom still doesn’t remember even having wedding rings! I asked Dad if I could take the rings for safekeeping, but he doesn’t want to give them to me. He wants to put them in their safe deposit box. I get it - he doesn’t want me to have the only things that were promised to me upon Mom’s death. It’s such a sad thought.
We’ll see what happens.
Every day is another day, right?
Anyway. I’m still here. Happy to be fifty-eight, and ready to get on with my day!
Off to my workout…
XO
GS
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