Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred & Ninety-Eight

1. Hot and cold and hot and cold. Headache. Nausea. Something I ate?

2. Cloudy today. I am grateful for it.

3. The post is about the fact that because this resort burned down, many of the hourly workers are no longer employed. There is no work. I get teary-eyed.

4. All of the feelings around this are valid.

5. I tell him I think it’s stress-related. I hope it’s just stress; that feels more manageable than anything else.

6. We take her to the mall to buy gifts for her friends: voodoo doll keychains and pralines and gummy candy in the shape of alligators.

7. I wake up from my nap to find a box of champagne. It could be worse. It could be so much worse. Grab the bits of joy when you can.

8. Could it just be in my head?

9. I know this feeling.

10. We spend a few hours on the phone just catching up. I needed the laughter and the realness.