Ten.One Thousand, Three Hundred & Eighty-Five

1. So tired.

2. Slowly clean up the dishes from the night before. Wipe down the counters. Grind the beans. Podcast in my ears.

3. The podcast is a distraction, isn’t it? Numbing out.

4. “Return on Objective”

5. I tell her that what offended me was that her tears at the end but not at the beginning in empathy for me. She tells me she feels attacked. The other one defends her tears. I look down at the planner in my hands. Textbook.

6. “Well, that was a waste of time,” I say.

7. What is sad is that I am feeling bad that they feel bad, even though the reason they feel bad is because I highlighted an opportunity for growth, and that offended them.

8. Ice cream cone in the sun.

9. I’m not typically a crier either.

10. Just so tired.