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    Life is short, week 22 of 52

    June 13, 2022 /

    Status report: Little sleep = more migraines. But heart happy because of making time to get a life. Life is short moments of the week: 1. Enjoying something on trend. Ikea opened up late last year, and my mom and sister got to it before I did. They took me last week and I enjoyed myself more than I thought it would. Mostly coz they were super pumped too. Even if I wanted to be rolled out of pallet by the time it was over. It was fun and I found things I liked that I don’t know how to install. 2. Making food for friends. I wanted to see…

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    Life is short, week 21 of 52

    June 7, 2022 /

    Status report: Caffeine withdrawal migraines and regular hives. Aka back home and normal for my old age Life Is Short moments of the week: 1. Being able to say goodbye, and hug loved ones I haven’t seen the past two years. It feels like a lot of my updates sound dramatic. Long story short, a great aunt passed away last week, and I was driving. We missed her passing by 30 minutes. I was feeling so bad about it, but found our later she hasn’t been conscious in three days. While it was a sucky reason to finally be able to go home to my mom’s hometown, it was such…

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    Life is short, week 20 of 52

    May 30, 2022 /

    Status report: Back to working nights, a few advils and a caffeine withdrawal migraine. A couple hive eruptions here and there. 1. Being in a completely foreign county and feeling at home. I don’t know why, but since I first visited, Orange County has felt like home. Going back — even for a week, just feels like the smells and streets are homey. I do know that most of it are the people I have other there, but I have a general sense of direction now. Which, if you know me in real life, is a big frigging deal. 2. Getting home safe. After a smidge of a delay, a…

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    Life is short, week 19 of 52

    May 21, 2022 /

    Status report: I adore rain and how it makes everything lush— it also keeps me very cold. Life is short moments for last week: 1. Diving in. Adventures, rejection, weird things. Living life means risking hurt feelings, annoyed evenings, and wasted time. But it means living. I lived all those and while there are losses, I’m glad to have had memories made. 2. Hot springs. I am a hot springs person. I can’t deny it any longer. I love the relaxing feeling, the calm of being offline. I guess it allows me to just be, and I love that with my mind having a tendency to run away from me.…

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    Life is short, week 18 of 52

    May 13, 2022 /

    Status report: Hives 3x this week, no migraines. Life is short moments to note: 1. A baby hike that was fully squishy. I am not the fittest person. I don’t really go outdoors for fear of frogs. But I actually like the baby hikes that are frog free is what I realize. Two years of being told to stay indoors I guess. Or just seeing other views that are addicting. Who knows. 2. Exploring a walkable city. I love cities you can walk in. Granted I need thermal leggings and puff jackets in weather below 20 degrees celcius, I still love seeing new places that are safe and I can…

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    Life is short: Week 17 of 52

    May 4, 2022 /

    Status report: Zero migraines, 1 hangover. Thanks yakult for absorbing that soju. 1. My first baseball game. I’m not a sports fan, but people coming together for a common (fun) cause is exciting. Went with colleagues and I barely understood what was going on (thankful to one coworker who was explaining the rules), but I really enjoyed being in the moment at that moment. 2. Really good dumplings. It’s been a while since I’ve had fantastic xiao long bao, my favorite dimsum. We hit a really really good one and I couldn’t stop eating. And then we had ICE CREAM. Best dinner. The best. 3. Seeing another side of people.…

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    Life is short, week 16 of 52

    April 27, 2022 /

    Status report: 1 migraine, way too much whiskey. My liver is certainly getting a workout from funner things here. This week’s Life is Short moments: 1. Finally meeting a teammate after a year. I am the biggest advocate for remote work as I’ve been working from home since 2010, but I do believe in bonding in person. There is a lot you miss in curated Zoom rooms and limited time, that you pick up in person. 2. Being in a room with people that used to intimidate me — and finding more things in common that I thought we would. I never hated anyone — but also, it’s harder to…

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    Life is short, week 15 of 52

    April 18, 2022 /

    Status report: 0 migraines, 2 hangovers. I love working in the day. Here are these week’s life is short moments: 1. Two full slices of ice cream cake. First ice cream cake of 36 years, and finally after trying since 2020. Friends found a way and threw me a last minute party. Way too much food and cake, especially alcohol. It was epic. Birthday well spent a continent away. 2. Sweet, amazing coworkers that have become friends. I always say I should stop leaving my heart in San Francisco, but lately, I think Utah has kept it in its clutches with its mountain ranges and super sweet people. One week…

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    Life is short week 14 of 52

    April 11, 2022 /

    Status report: 2 days of migraines — the least in a while. Less time to row though— I need to reconfigure how to do a decent alternative starting this week. 1. Cheester being extra clingy this past week. I got woken up several times by nips because of the hay situation being unsatisfactory, and he’s been extra thumpy, but this usually happens when I bring the big suitcase out. It’s not great but I’m glad to know I matter to him — at least in human slave status. 2. Beach trips. After two years, the beach. I have to cancel my next booked trip to Cebu, but I’m glad I…

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    Life is short, week 13 of 52

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    Status report: 3 days of migraines, 2 of insomnia. Trying to stick to better habits, but still cooking my liver. 1. Clearing my head. My foray into semi anonymous humanity was a very intense learning experience. It made me learn a ton more about myself, (Tbh I’m getting really tired of all this self introspection, I like learning about other people) and it just makes me more grateful for my people. 2. Someone else willing to drive. Migraines and insomnia do not make a good driver, so I am incredibly grateful for my access to people who are willing to drive around and just help. It’s a lot considering where…

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