january ⟡

• 14th: local pizza & salad w/ mom • finished Sound of Metal movie • incredible fog at dusk @ the lake • dollar store paper products • collecting intellectual artists + thinkers in my tt algo
• 15th: morning red eyes and sneezing • pink glass vase, ruby red heart jewelry glass box, & cherry sticker patch @ hobby lobby • split w/ mom, salmon cobb salad + veggie omelet @ denny's • snickerdoodle cookie @ db • gaming, solo climb, on ow ^o^
• 16th: traveler's journal deep dive, ordered fresh inserts & accessories!! excited • grocery haul, snickerdoodle joy to ariana grande mix • breaded cobb salad + vegetables • artist's way task speedrun • lacey brown headscarf moment for the people
• 17th: period active, so heavy TᴖT • successful, harmless escort of giant spider from my office • artist's date: the apprentice • croissant, dried mango, & simple mills crackers • compiling + printing stickers...only to have printed them backwards + now ink's low TᴖT
• 18th: period.. very light • socializing on ow2, was fun • croissant, mango, cinnamon apple spice, snickerdoodle joy • DIY sketches of full-grain leather purse and custom traveler’s journal fantasies • set up new printer for M!
• 19th: omelet, caesar salad + pickled beets, mixed sprouts, gochujang • baked a pink pound cake for M • forgot my phone, enjoyed drawing DIY designs at the lake • started portrait of a lady on fire, slow burn looks like • purchased vintage chocolate 100% merino wool buttoned coat with embroidery, marking my first foray into depop + clothing resellers, exciting, the coat is SOOO me ^_^
• 20th: snack wrap, rolos, electrolyte water, adrenaline • artist's date, wk #2: leather goods store. got my new leather purse ^o^ it's giant, coffee, adorable, perfect, and i love it. • goodwill, came out w/ so many goodies: 100% cotton pants in brown, 100% cotton dress, 2 100% wool hats, 100% pashmina wool scarf, 100% camel hair jacket, 100% cashmere scarf, 100% plum leather jacket, black leather heels, black suede heels, pink frilly pajama set, regal purple frilly satin robe, & many esteemed, used books! • mexican restaurant with M: nachos for me :P • singing & driving a long time n my outfit was cute again (pink vaquera lewk)
• 21st: set up my first depop items to sell • giant loads of laundry • eggs, crackers, salmon w. caesar salad • dog snuggling in perfect temperature bed while drawing • socialized a lot on ow2, whole lotta ppl randomly reached out, was fun!
• 22nd: spent a long time setting up my traveler's notebook inserts • reddit interviews • lot of journaling • eggs, fries, chicken, guac, yum • pink calligraphy pen asploded, oops, so smooth though, WHERE'S THE PINK INK AT?
• 23rd: hot chocolate, tea, eggs • sticker printing + TN organizing
• 24th: journal set up • socialized 2h+ • AW: wk # 3 prompts • tried my new killer heels and cotton capris • 1st stream in a long time w/ face (rejection / exposure therapy success!)
• 25th: monthly biz review + research + pivot + foundation • groceries, cookie + cocoa, more cookies, chicken noodle soup • 1h stream w/ face + chat • AW: wk # 4 start • journal set up, additional progress
• 26th: writing fiction • new brown 100% wool coat came in! i performed surgery on shoulder pads • 2 thrift stores: leather goods, 100% cashmere scarf, bestselling books, free purse on my way out • eggs, graham crackers, sushi restaurant (takoyaki, dragon roll) • socialized on ow

february ⟡

• moved into new apartment in the city, built furniture, visited landmarks, restaurants, whole lot of driving, documents etc

march ⟡

• still settling in to new apartment
  • 16th: inside: organized kitchen and cleaning supplies, outside: took out trash + picked up packages, watched theroux: manosphere documentary, new cooking experiences unlocked!: black beans, trio potatoes, cleaning cast iron pan, cooking on stainless steel pans, played OW w my group ^.^
  • 17th: another inside day: took out trash + packages, refried beans (new experience), organized art studio (looks so much better and is more spacey than i thought it would be), organized kitchen and accompanying shelves as well as making room for my CORAL PINK bella air fryer/oven, organizing living room (gaming, journals, candles + incense storage), washed blankets + sheets.
  • 18-20 out of town
  • 21st: packed, loaded, drove, unloaded, unpacked • built more of bed frame • caesar salad w/ tomatoes + beets • starbucks cocoa + berry blondie • started lovecraft country, finally • new OW friend ^.^
  • 22nd: laundry + dishwasher loads & put away • hung tapestry + installed shelves & hooks • played w my classic OW grp • called m to check-in, also my cousin fixed her car • cooked: beans, eggs + veg, quesadillas + beans again • hung up diploma, art pieces, vision board, etc on wall
  • 23rd: cooked: eggs + veg w. beans + tortilla (and my morning glow drink) • packages put away: egg ceramic, sensodyne (i reacted to my whitening toothpaste T_T), skincare refills • paid my first solo power bill, no roommates, no bf, no parents... interesting data points • streamed 1.5h • new! cooked: miso soup w. daikon, sweet potato, udon, garlic, chili oil, onions, mushroom, tofu in chicken brother. (needed a bigger pot.)
  • 24th: first workout in apt gym (cardio) • catch up w. m • inner home of heart journal time • spring vision board (community, SO instinct, activities) • cooked: eggs + veg, black beans, quesadillas in cast iron pan (difficult but fun)
  • 25th: first solo walk around the city, many magnolia blooms, an exercise in exposure therapy & regulating my nervous system • whole lot of journaling and shadow work prompts • stopped by local witchy vintage store, made my first tarot card reading and spread ! was humbling • sketched on large canvas ready for oil paint now • called m + life's ebs and flows arriving in full swing now...
  • 26-28 out of town
  • 29th: pack + unload + unpack. • got AMAZING parking and i'm mastering the parallel park!! (fukn finally) • first drive to city with kennel t_t my poor baby. she did great actually. • pizza then eggs + veg • packages: new house dresses~ new record player (played my $0.25 vinyl records!! fun)
  • 30th: boiled beans 2h, yeah i'm a fiber aesthete • showered dog for her to jump in a pile of dirt soon after, nice • walked in the city, with my dog for the first time, was nice! other cute dogs. no interactions. sheepish smiles myself tbh idk how to human so i need to learn through more exposure therapy • rotini pasta meal prep experiment..hope it works out! • chores as such as laundry and dishes and sweeping

april ⟡

• 31-3 out of town
• 4th: seatbelt + kennel shenanigans, figured out ! • load + drove a long time + unload • 2 dog maneuvering @_@ bathed them both, walking them both outside..awks but we'll figure it out w. more supplies • ordered a bunch of additional dog things • the most delicious shower after a long day, let my hair loose + curly, v cute
• 5th: 2h cleaning for sunday reset: apt. reset, some beauty resets • cooked: eggs, quesadilla w. yuca flour tortilla + coconut yogurt w. fruit + apple with nuttzo butter • long nap after some reading of joan didion's the year of magical thinking • chat w. M • calorie counted and actually sticking to it (accidental 12h fast incoming)
• 6th: beauty reset: nail refined, hair removal, face mask • salsa dancing • new cooking skill unlocked! scallops in shoyu sauce w sesame seeds, sesame oil, scallions, in a cast iron pot • picked up and unboxed packages, took out trash and recycling • starting my oil paint on large canvas in the last daylight hour • assessing each dog's potty patterns to know how much needs to be cleaned, or how often they need to be walked
• 7th: organized beauty area some more, glasses and contacts in their rightful place • drew some pages of fictional figures and of people i can actually SEE outside my window walking, so cool • yoga on pink mat, stretches in my neutral brown set, pink dumbbells, and a short walk with dogs • new cooking skill unlocked! oven baked asparagus w parmesan, sweet potato, and little potatoes in organic ketchup with a yuca quesadilla • weekly project review printables, in pink
• 8th: