*THIS WAS WRITTEN 3/22/2025*
I’m currently sitting on the Dartmouth coach on my way to NYC to spend the rest of the weekend celebrating Suzy’s birthday and also the major adulting milestone I reached this past Tuesday…I paid off my house. Yeah, I know. Huge. It still hasn’t hit me. Suzy reached out last month and asked if I wanted to meet her to celebrate with a big city trip and my very first broadway show! We are seeing Wicked tomorrow afternoon and the rest of the weekend will be a bit more spontaneous other than a few meal reservations. Luckily, this landed on my 4 day weekend so I had yesterday off to accomplish a few things. If I wasn’t traveling this weekend, I probably would have worked yesterday because I got sick yet again and missed Monday/Tuesday. I started a Zpack Monday which allowed me to return to work Wednesday. I’m still coughing up so much sputum that it seems likely I had mycoplasma pneumonia. Gross. Mike, too. Anywho, yesterday, I vacuumed the house, did a load of laundry, cleaned up the kitchen, ran a few errands and finished cleaning my disgusting bathroom. I took the tracka to the bus station and M&M took black Betty to Connecticut.
I last left off the weekend prior to the last in February. Friday night, I got out a little early thankfully so I could scoot home, get ready then head to ctown for Grace’s 16 birthday celebration. It was a house party with lots of finger foods, close family and friends, presents and concluded with a dance party. Mike and I were technically broken up but were still talking. The following day, I cleaned up the kitchen, took a walk then headed to Windsor to hang out with the Dickersons. We chilled, had a bonfire out in the snow, and concluded the night with Lydi falling asleep in my lap. Sunday, I vacuumed the house, did the water and took some time writing an email to Mike laying out most of my views, unapologetically. He was quite taken aback and tentatively labeled me a left wing extremist (no offense taken) but ultimately decided to come over that night to spend the night. We ultimately decided to get back together despite our differences; proving once again that we can’t do the friends with benefits arrangement. The future is always uncertain but we are going to focus on loving and respecting each other with insightful conversations about our differing views interspersed throughout. That week, I had Tuesday off. I made my chickpea salad, brought it to work for Hannah’s birthday potluck, hung out for a bit then headed for my I house audiology/ ENT appointment. Finally. Basically, my hearing is fine and there is something in my right ear that doesn’t fully close and there’s not much I can do aside from drinking cold fluids and getting a prescription for a nasal estrogen spray. Once I got home, I did some laundry and took a walk.
The first weekend in March started my March staycation. Saturday, I did the dishes, some laundry, read (nursing against all odds), and had a dinner date with Mike and one of his coworkers at Kotos. Sunday, I had a relaxing day with Mike. I did some laundry and he replaced my 2 thermostats. Monday, I had an EAP telehealth appointment and headed to Burlington to see tribal seeds at higher ground. I was solo because Dayna was up all night yakking but I made friends and had a blast. Tuesday, I did some stuffies, ran some errands, made meatloaf and spent the evening with Mike. Wednesday, I had my annual financial fitness meeting, took a long walk and caught up with Sherry. Thursday, I made scones, did dishes, cleaned the girls’ potty room, read, and did a face mask. Friday, Mike and I went to Lou’s for lunch and I headed to ctown that afternoon to have pizza and catch up with Emilee. Saturday, M&M and I went to Chester to have a play date with S, J, and L. It was fun and I drank almost an entire bottle of wine. We had a sleepover, relaxed in the morning then headed to friends’ of Mike’s in Cornish for another playdate. I drove a snowmobile for the first time! I headed home to grab some groceries then we relaxed for the rest of the evening. Vacation over.
I had Thursday off the week I went back to work. I felt like I was fighting something Wednesday so of course I woke up sick on my day off. I still managed to vacuum the house, clean up the kitchen, run an errand and take a walk. Friday, I intended on going to work but I called out, relaxed, watched Airplane! and spent the evening with Mike. Saturday, I did some laundry, computer stuffies, filled my water, and watched Young Frankenstein. Sunday, I grocery shopped, took a short walk with Mike then we made tacos for dins. Monday, I lasted an hour and a half at work then went to urgent care to get evaluated. Mike came home sick too and we just chilled for the rest of the day. Mike and I took another sick day Tuesday and we mostly relaxed but I ran a few errands in the afternoon then we went for a walk (exploring the round house site).
Zpacks are a modern day miracle.
Simone is a teenager.
I signed up for my first 5K in years and had to skip it because I was sick. Again
I love my girls and I miss them already.
Donald Trump is a piece of shit.