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For 9 years now, every month, I've had to contact my daughter's doctor to get her meds refilled, then get to the pharmacy in time. It can't be too early (they'll only fill them the day before she runs out) but I also dread being late, since she is deeply reliant on them to feel ok.
Every single month it's stressful and every month I make it - yet feel like a failure. Her last doctor was so disorganized each month I wanted to cry.
Today was refill day and I succeeded but still I'm sad.
Brought the kiddo and her friend to an anime con in a city 2 hours from home. This is our 4th year and I love this time. The kids are giddy and creative and I have a weekend of lounging about our cheap hotel room eating snacks and reading books. It's right up there near bliss.
distelfliege 🥝(weird)hey, seeing folks, I'm mostly not boosting toots with pictures in them that have no description.. and sadly I see a lot where there isn't one.
it's easy, just hover your cursor over the picture or tap it and you will see a line with a text:
"describe for the visually impaired". click/tap on this line and enter a short description (or long if you prefer, because it doesn't count towards the text of the toot).
tadaaaa you're done!
I inherited a battered scratch and sniff Winnie-the-Pooh book as a kid; the scent of its well-scratched honey pot was one of the best smells I'd ever smelled - and it still is.
Honey in real life smells nothing like it. Occasionally I'll run across a bath gel or something that has a whiff of it and I adore it, just stand in the shower and soak in it.
My gym now has an industrial foam hand sanitizer dispenser and the foam has the smell exactly. I always use a huge glob and walk out smiling.
Also I did the first day of a running class! I met two super cool people - one I recognized from a lab we drop samples off at. I'm always scared of her because she snapped at me a few times and has a million roller derby posters up, so she's a total badass.
And she ran with me today! Like SHE came over and talked to ME! And it was awesome and I felt so cool. And then we picked up another awesome lady and we all ran together!
Um - who is this person I'm becoming?? 
The last hold is 50 feet up. I was told to fall there - and I fell maybe15 feet before I was caught by my belayer. I climbed back up, a little shakier than the first time, and tried to find the strength to make the final two clips.
I fumbled and fell - this time, with all the slack I'd pulled out, I fell a good 25 feet.
I rested a bit, then climbed to the top, managing this time to hold on and secure the final clips.
I'd failed the test.
I'll try again next week. I'm proud and sad, both.
nein09Softness doesn't always look like work but sometimes it is the most difficult.
l'homme moyen 💣Hey everyone! I am going to close the voting for the may book tomorrow night to give everyone a last chance to vote. Right now Binti is winning but The Three Body Problem and River of Teeth are both only one vote behind.
Self confidence milestone - just sent a casual email inquiring about something I think I deserve to two people I'm somewhat intimidated by.
Knowing that in the past I'd never have even asked because what if they say no, I'm not worth this?
But I think I can hear a no now and still be confident that's just some bureaucratic hooey and not be crushed by rejection.
I'm so proud of me for gathering the guts to just say "hey, maybe?"