write 5 things. people's names, places, emotions, a film title, song title, band, anything that sums up your day. do it each day on your listography for a year.

best days marked with ♡

december.

• 1st: took a new route to work & was almost late • piping fresh face mask bowls on my first opening shift • a french baguette dipped in roasted red pepper hummus • talking with clay about why new orleans may never feel like home • writing one morning page out of exhaustion, took a break and finished the last two
• 2nd: the nsync christmas album & the iron giant (1999) • extra time for a latte & love, stargirl outside of pj's coffee • massaging customers' hands with naked charity pot • hideaway, jacob collier • finishing love, stargirl on the streetcar ride home & feeling very lovely ♡
• 3rd: an unsettling voicemail & a reassuring phonecall • 2 hours at starbucks • lying in a flower field, reading the alchemist, paulo coelho • because you loved me (cover), makenzie thomas ♡
• 4th: the last 30 mins of the iron giant • first 8hr day of starbucks training • vodka sauce pasta • the adam levine scandal on the voice • "we discussed how much of an impact you had on both of us."
• 5th: the return of the yellow sunnies • 2nd 8hr training day (on register!) • "ya'll won" • remember the titans (2000) • baby loved my tweety bird onesie
• 6th: fantasizing about my man • stale cereal • spending the whole afternoon finishing the alchemist in bed • yog nog yule log, ro's argan body conditioner, & a christmas prince (2017) • spotify's tastebreakers playlist
• 7th: retwisting my hair to the jungle book: mowgli's story (1994) at 4am • coffee with whipped cream on the balcony • scheduling a tarot reading with jasmine • looking for my lost spice girl photos • bk veggie burger & the little mermaid (2018)
• 8th: waking up for work at 2am • restocking for keisha & my last day of training modules • back home for an hour to give sunday some cage-free time • harry potter and the sorcerer's stone: chapter one • me & baby sharing our spotify wrapped lists ♡
• 9th: remember the titans, once again & 10 mins late to work • body aches all through my 8.5 hour shift • bar training • salt & vinegar chips for lunch • going to bed knowing something was up
• 10th: the first argument: why black women don't trust white doctors • that final straw that makes a day so bad, it's laughable • a tarot reading with jasmine • baby helping me find the info for the charity clinic • waking up at midnight to eat a honeycrisp apple & watch alice in wonderland (1951)
• 11th: no luck with scheduling a doctor's appointment • first day at canal place • snickerdoodle hot chocolates • akila's "what's love got to do with it" escape plan • flipping between the voice live tweets & live! 24hr disney channel holiday throwback episodes on youtube
• 12th: grande peppermint hot chocolates & high-volume customer support • kila did it! • realizing that I've stopped publicly documenting my life since moving • light housecleaning, the lion king (1994), & "prince obama" • a quick night shower ♡
• 13th: a disheartening day at starbucks • moodshifting shift at lush • kila made it back home & is already ready to leave • venting to baby • imagine, ariana grande
• 14th: more imagine on repeat • waiting downtown for the #16 • a visit to planned parenthood in a neighborhood I'd never been in • bbq cheewees & a fudge brownie • 20 mins late to work, but closing with jahmal & jasmine
• 15th: bonding with kaha • st. charles streetcar shuttle bus • christmas sweater day at lush & bonding with mary grace • kila decided to stay! • waiting for the bus home for almost an hour before calling a lyft • venting to baby, again
• 16th: invader zim: s01e05 • lyft driver's car smelled like fruit & he talked the whole ride about charter school systems • feeling very cute for red and green day at lush • first time getting stationed on register • taking two, ill-fated thc pills & facetiming with baby ♡
• 17th: cardi b at rolling loud • the first time weed ever made me throw up! • still high during my starbucks shift & tuning everybody out • closing with jahmal & kayla
• 18th: invader zim: s01e06 • a more pleasant shift with joe • the night before baby flies out to cali • late afternoon laundry • vegan mandarin orange chik'n, vegetable eggrolls, & last night's episode of the voice
• 19th: milkshake & fries ice cream & chevel shepherd • luxury lush pud bath bomb & the chilling adventures of sabrina: a midwinter's tale • white cheddar smart pop & hostess cupcakes • the lush holiday christmas party • making a sex in the tgi friday's bathroom stall playlist with baby ♡
• 20th: getting back into the swing of editing • cold & rainy • sunday meets madysen • treating myself to a big order of chinese takeout • big blue bath bomb & a boy named charlie brown (1969) ♡
• 21st: daria: s04e13 • a rare morning when there's time for coffee & really shitty oatmeal • breaking out my lacy floral scarf • cardi b's money music video
• 22nd: spilling coffee on my white sweater • crazy jittery after 4 shots of espresso • glitchy christmas lightbulb earrings & a mistletoe headband • scarfing down a veggie burrito on my 15 • a melted bar of full of grace serum & unbreakable kimmy schmidt: s01e05 ♡
• 23rd: a very brief 5-11am shift at starbucks • hella crowded downtown with folks in saints or steelers gear • palm was being extra sweet to me & I no longer feel intimidated • realizing I left my debit card in yesterday's pants • facebook archives & jojo's rerecorded & rereleased debut album
• 24th: sleeping in until 10 • the wiz (1978) while I hung photos of the spice girls & nsync • the christmas everyday episode of fairly oddparents • purple overhead lights on my first alaska airlines flight • a hundred excited kisses as cars honked behind us ♡
• 25th: exchanging gifts with his family! • coloring baby ducks with ruby grace • a mid-afternoon nap next door • my first christmas dinner at a diningroom table • boozy eggnog & shaun the sheep ♡
• 26th: death cab for cutie on the 2hr drive up to auburn • meet the rohrers • "it smells sooo much like weed in here." • before-bed mulled wine & leftover risotto with his parents • finally opening up ♡
• 27th: driving into san francisco at sunrise • fucking american airlines • wriggling out of my 5am starbucks shift • a tweet about my husky boyfriend • finishing harry potter on the plane
• 28th: baby's flight was delayed until 7am • almost 30 mins late to work • fall for you, secondhand serenade • coming home to my man playing jazz & setting up dinner on the balcony • falling asleep to harry potter and the sorceror's stone (2001) ♡
• 29th: not wanting to get out of bed for anything in the world • same ol' streetcar frustration (this time, with my baby!) • lots of glitter on my face • a post-work snickerdoodle hot chocolate & harry potter and the chamber of secrets • california rolls after 10 meatless years ♡
• 30th: baby took sunday on her morning walk & came back with training advice • cup o' coffee face mask & madagascar (2011) • co-working at sacred grinds • cbd apple cider & chai • broccoli, cheddar & wild rice casserole ft. moon (2009) ♡
• 31st: • cardi b & expensive seafood on her instastory • my first shift on bar • a japanese zombie movie playing in marcus & taerynn's hotel room • storming off to morning call, missing the countdown, & returning to put my arms around my boyfriend