Day 24

                                                         Commercial  Inspiration


            It may seem trite, cliché, whatever it is, it's eerily fitting given current circumstances.  It just doesn't seem fair when you try as hard as you can only to have the odds grow increasingly against you.  When you don't quit but are forced out and can't do anything about it.  Maybe things fall apart to give you the better change you deserve. 

Day 23

 

                                                                  Coffee Break

     Today my mom turned 75.   I told her that I was coming up to Ohio to see my family at my niece's graduation party and that if there was anything she wanted to do, to make some plans. Her immediate response was Starbucks .  I took her there for the first time almost three years ago during the fall when pumpkin spice was all the rage.  She couldn't get over how people just hung out their with their newspaper, laptop or business associate just comfortably passing their time. It's across the street from her apartment.  She could walk there anytime, but hasn't.  She wanted me to be there with her.  Most people come to Florida to get away from it all while I'm looking forward to getting away from it.

Day 22

 

 

 

Paperback Writer

 

 

         Thanks to Access Hollywood, I just discovered that Andrew McCarthy writes?!  His latest book,(there's more than one), Just Fly Away, is written from the perspective of a 15 year old girl?!   He may be gay, but I think I love him even more than I did when I was 12.                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Day 21

Day 20

                            

                                                                            Roots

Day 19

       
                                                             
                                                             

 

Happy Birthday

 

 

 

 My dad would be 74, if he were here today.                                                                

 

                                            

 

Day 18

 

Spirit Superhero

 

 

Because life gets tough and telling others to fuck off isn't always a viable or helpful solution.Sometimes you gotta find strength anywhere you can. Thanks Dr. Pepper.

Day 17

 
                                                                 Heart  on Sleeve


     The one drawback to this experiment is that I can't always take a picture of  what's in front of me.  This is a photo I copied from some google tattoo search.  Ideally I should use my own photo but since whipping out my phone and snapping a pic of  the gas station clerk while paying for my 2 for 1 cashew snack pack would have been super weird, I'm taking some creative liberties. 
     That is also what "Nick" did  with his body art too.  I'm not a tattoo aficionado or big on them in general but they are interesting and I've never seen something that would be considered feminine etched permanently on a guy's arm.   I'm almost certain, from his blond highlights and above average looks and politeness, that Nick is gay, but regardless of  my stereotyping, I thought it was bold and original, in a good way.

Day 16

                                                         A Day Without Much Hope


                When you're excited about rallying your female coworkers in solidarity to wear something, anything red to support all the contributions women make every day  and you're the only one who cares.  Granted, I did text them my dream plan late last night and we do wear scrubs but c'mon ladies!!!   What does it take to open up more to make some small statement about how hard it is to take care of things at work, at home, with our families and to still not be valued equally.  I really don't think my current place of employment is the right fit for me.

Day 15

 
                                                                 PSA  Of  the Day


         I didn't know what DTF meant but after doing a thorough urban dictionary search I discovered it meant that one is ready to "get it on".    I'm not sure a mom driving her kids in her minivan should publically advertise that.  I mean by the size of your family, (4 kids under the age of 10), we can already reasonably deduct that. But if you're okay with your children knowing that mommy likes to give rides then  I guess I should mind my own tits.

Day 14

                                                                        Tired


I'm frequently disheartened by how many prescriptions one doctor can write for the same ailment, how many times they can increase it over the years and how many pills a person can take in a day.  I don't have a medical degree but it seems a little excessive to me.  Keeping it all straight for over 70 patients can be too much at times too.  I am only one person.

Day 13

                                                                   Funny Valentine


The kid discovered Bob Ross a few months ago and felt the need to declare  his appreciation  for the philosophical hippie for all of his Spanish class to see.  Oh to be 16.  Like Bob, I hope the years don't harden him and he can always find and share what makes him happy.

Day 12

 

Dad

 

The literal picture of support.  I've been missing him a lot lately, especially when I experience something I know he would have liked but didn't get a chance to see.  That's when memories come back and the pain of loss, that you try not to think about, resurfaces again. I still see him in my dreams though.                                                                                                                                                   

Day 11

 

 

50 Shades of Red

Day 10

                                                              Throwback  Thursday

The 80's called and I picked up the phone.  I recently purchased a new curling iron to try the new look all the cool girls have and deep waved the hell out of my hair.  I think I over shot beach babe and went full on Jon Bon Jovi.

Day 9

 

Blue  Moon

 

That time at night right before the sky turns pitch black.  A foot of snow weighing the tree branches in Seattle and balmy, breezes bending the leaves here.  Florida doesn't suck sometimes.

 

Day 8

If You Build It

 

Technically I didn't build this laundry sorter but I did put it together and I don't really do that. It kinda reads like I'm a little OCD and somehow feel that if I divide my laundry I can conquer it- someday.  I'm hoping it will inspire others to join the fight.

Day 7

 

 

Travelin'

 

Today I traveled, again, back and forth to work with this big ass mug.  I call my Garmin Jane, ( a basic version of Siri), and now I guess I should call my cup Bubba.  I don't know if all our belongings need names though but I don't mind it for an item that is with me all day, every day.You would think this Redneck would be full of a few bottles of  cold beer but he's loaded only a fourth of the way with medium hazelnut coffee with French vanilla, sugar free creamer.  So technically Bubba should be named Bob or Bradley for workday caffeine.  That's probably his real name anyways.

Day 6

                                                                      Bee  Day

(It seems only fitting that I give props to Beyoncé. This is a photo I took during her formation tour  last spring. It's not enough to give birth to just one child, Bey is having two, at the same time?!  Girl  is fierce.)

Day 5

 

Long Day

 

(When you would like scream at all the bs you were forced to endure at a joyless, thankless job that  but are too worn out to care.  Unlike my other cat, this one loves me unconditionally.  That or he just wants more cat treats.)