Day 31 - A Look Back at January in These Foolish Things

What a month, huh?

• Started with my super unreliable friend, C. fucking around with my New Year’s Eve by not showing up until three hours after he told me he’d arrive. Lesson learned: set boundaries with unreliable people. Sadly, I haven’t spoken to him since.

• A crazed motherfucker drove a truck through hundreds of revelers early New Year’s Day in New Orleans, running people over, shooting, and killing.

• Dad’s 86th Birthday - a day when my brother announced his wife wants a divorce and they are in the middle of a battle of epic proportions. I worry so much about the drama they are living in the middle of. I’m working on helping them maintain their comfort during the “Golden Years”. Oof. To top (tip?) it all off, poor dad had to get a circumcision!

• Jimmy Carter died and Trump returned to a second term in office, guns blazing. Politics have become so divisive. People look to their leaders for guidance. The fact that he’s pardoned all of those motherfuckers who stormed the Capitol speaks of our next four years of damage. It’s highly, highly concerning.

• Los Angeles burned to the ground.

• I got a bonus at work that immediately went to pay for my medical expenses. All of it going to bills and then some. I found myself paying an additional nearly thousand-dollar payment just yesterday.

• Plane crash in D.C. So sad, so scary. So devastating. Trump is such a cold-hearted DICK and chose a moment where he could have unified the people to create even more division and anger. His responses remind me a lot of my brother and how he uses tragic situations to blame others. I bet Trump is on the spectrum, too.

• I started trying to date again - just a series of disappointments one after another. I know, I know it’s a numbers game. I’ll just keep trying - I’ll use each one as a learning. I realize that this could potentially be a futile effort, but I still find enjoyment in RADs, so…more to come!

• I continue to challenge myself. I LOVE a good challenge. I love the discipline. I love the routine. I love the results.

• I look forward to February. I love a clean slate. I need to set some big goals for myself.

xox,
GS