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 ✿

• 1st: leftover pizza & breadsticks • nana: s01, episodes 4-11 • 50º in chicago ft. invincible (2001) – michael jackson on an outdoor run • a goes without saying episode on productivity guilt & falling behind • waking up from a nap at 11:30 to write my morning pages
• 2nd: rewind the 90s: s01e01 • my very worst, first tooth extraction, followed by a potbelly's chocolate shake • the r/regretful parents subreddit • saltwater rinses & chicken noodle soup • going to bed early with gauze in my mouth ft. strawberry thc water
• 3rd: half a pint of skillet cinnamon roll jeni's at 2am • people vs. food: try not to eat episodes • the first 10 chapters of you shouldn’t have to say goodbye, patricia hermes • "mom, can i tell you how i feel?" • cranberry wine & falling asleep to malcolm in the middle: s01
• 4th: finishing you shouldn't have to say goodbye over a 4am hot cocoa • transcribing the rest of spring 2017's morning pages • halloumi fries ft. 'til you do me right, after 7 • home alone with a crunchwrap supreme • grammy's live-tweets ✿
• 5th: fast car, tracy chapman & luke combs • clove oil, coconut oil, & whiskey • fainting on the kitchen floor • on the phone with rj, reading our recent journal entries • beans, cornbread, & falling asleep to rugrats: s01
• 6th: running 10 mins late for an impromptu dental follow-up • watching the phone ring • a mcdouble • ain’t gon beg you, fantasia, on repeat in walgreens • sleeping with a sweater, hoodie, & bathrobe for a blanket
• 7th: "stay in bed, girl." • clean, folded laundry with a double feature of gia (1998) & breathe in (2013) • ibuprofen & acetaminophen every 6-8hrs • mama hiring me to create her newsletters • going to bed in fresh bedding ft. adventure time: s01 ✿
• 8th: the "everything shower" episode of goes without saying • dear diary playlist on a run to humboldt park • ground beef tacos & risking dry socket for a joint • the fairy raindrops puzzle on a lounger table ft. rj on facetime • nana: s01e12-22 ✿
• 9th: 2017 pink compilations & a ticket to nyc • chocolate cherry cold brew, blueberry muffin, & the first 4 chapters of cupid doesn't flip hamburgers • speeding through the rest of last night's puzzle with deeper well, kacey musgraves on repeat • memory lane on 53rd street ft. rajun cajun & the first night, monica • disney trivia & video games with orí ✿
• 10th: discussing taylor swift & usher on the drive home with damon • draft one: chapter one, chocolate caramel oreo ice cream & pumpkinhead, the series! • don't be my valentine playlist • buying & canceling a ticket to pittsburgh • i spy: fantasy, pages 10-25 ft. nana: episodes 28-30
• 11th: "you might just miss having my attention." • fer sure, the medic droid • barbecue / baked sweet potato / greens / mac & cheese • usher & beyoncé’s superbowl • the two of us, on facetime with our hair wrapped ✿
• 12th: 7up + vanilla ice cream • 16 carriages & texas hold em, beyoncé • a red velvet latte & sweet frank roll in the sunshine • rafah massacre on twitter • falling asleep for 6 hours at 6pm ✿
• 13th: for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (1982) • a macaulay culkin deep dive while i designed mama’s newsletter template • jogging to country songs • tipsy & flirty at sydni’s fat tuesday dinner • haribo peaches & soft baked chocolate chip cookies
• 14th: the valentines episodes of recess, teacher’s pet, and hey arnold • tiny pink hearts under my eyes • target run & a black love latte at sip & savor • heart shaped pepperoni pineapple pizza vs. the smoke detector • bob marley: one love (2024) ft. a first kiss after 8 years ✿
• 15th: falling asleep to tape one of titanic (1997) • boxed chocolate, sour punch straws, & chocolate cherries • youtube binge • stressed about money • the case of erica crippen crosby
• 16th: packing at 3am • overpriced auntie anne's & fruit punch minutemaid • the inflight first half of the invisible man (2020) • napping to disney songs on the f train to midwood • pizza, merlot, pistachio talenti, & this is me... now (2024)
• 17th: waking up to snow-covered trees • vanilla rose oat latte for me, lavendar honey-less oat latte for him • loud voices at conneticut muffin • him reading to me 2 chapters of the homewood trilogy by john edgar wideman • princess mononoke (1997) ft. spicy macaroni & buttery sweet potatoes ✿
• 18th: expectation vs. communication • day 2 at conneticut muffin ft. vanilla oat matcha & an onion bagel • spicy doritos & red berry fruit snacks • the kiki's delivery service puzzle ft. kiki's delivery service (1989) • synchronicity ✿
• 19th: sunshine, at last • financial guilt over my chicken caesar salad & seasoned potatoes • searching for shrooms in manhattan, williamsburg, & bed stuy • old fashioned happy hour ft. the wedding singer (1998) • gummies from malik, followed by mango curry & brown rice ✿
• 20th: strawberry white matcha & an accidental blueberry muffin with cream cheese • "i don't conceptualize you in a possessive-romantic sense." • f train detour & a heavy powerwalk to the q • a row to myself ft. redemption shake shack • dazed & confused at the irving park blue line station
• 21st: catching up with mama over a joint on her office floor • dead poets society (1989) • southwest shenanigans while booking aliyah's spring break ticket • pink mixtape scheduling • beef stew & cornbread
• 22nd: spring cleaning ft. who tf did i marry synoposis & a broken vaccum • girlhood museum playlist on a new, grand avenue route • a long-awaited bath for sunday • 3 satisying meals • little mermaid falling in love puzzle ft. bojack horseman: s01e02-9 ✿
• 23rd: cereal milk ice cream for breakfast • a stronger grand avenue run than yesterday • magic mirror nudes ft. so wet so dry's girl teendom episode • no way up (2024) • hot dogs & 7up ft. mean girls (2024) ✿
• 24th: fuck with my mind, jc chasez • golden milk on dopamine detox: day 1 • corinne bailey rae (2005) ft. tuna sandwiches • the little mermaid puzzle & an afternoon nap with him on facetime • daydreaming until i fell asleep
• 25th: baked sweet potato, macaroni, & cornbread ft. janet (1993) – janet jackson • pancakes, eggs & i spy: school days, pages 8-25 • a public affair (2006) – jessica simpson • dried fruit mix & what about georgia, miranda lambert • 2.5 hours with olive oil ft. "young chicago authors scandal" on google
• 26th: come away with me (2002) – norah jones • an early morning chat with mama re: our family's emotional truths • sunday vs. the black & white street cat • 69° & the backyard pink patio set • finalizing mama's newsletter ft. coco (2007) – colbie caillat ✿
• 27th: waking up on the wrong side of the bed ft. beauty & the beast (1991) soundtrack • executive assistant onboarding • strawberry cheesecake forever yogurt & the boyfriend list by e. lockhart • shrimp queso bites on facetime with olive oil • progress on the little mermaid puzzle ft. a breakup mix cd from high school
• 28th: late night burger king & apologizing to mama for being arrogant • sharp temperature drop on a walk to aldi • morning pages, sat before a sunny window ft. golden milk • grandma beatrice's comedic slip-&-fall • strega nona by tomie depaola, adobe acrobat, & my vocal justice application
• 29th: ribbon in the sky, stevie wonder • speed-finishing the little mermaid puzzle first thing in the morning on dopamine detox: day 6 • mama & pop gassing me up about my application • treadmill run through a virtual bondi beach trail • a series of skipping cds