Caitlin

Cool. Body decided for me. Not up to going. 😬 Thanks gut.

Google maps screencap. "Your location" to 100 W 2nd Street. A route is highlighted that takes Storrow Drive to Downtown Boston and is typically 16 - 40 minutes if I leave around 5:15 pm. Average drive is 24 minutes, average T ride is 45 minutes.

Argh. I participated in a project that has a celebration event tonight and I have to decide whether I want to make the trek to Southie. Where with traffic ubering is about the same time as the T.

I know if I don't go I'll have some FOMO but I don't know if it's enough to force myself to go.

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Skipped the compression socks yesterday. Not 100% sure if I was more uncomfortable as a result but I'm wearing a pair today. And I have a pair for the car ride home tomorrow.

I need to get in my main character's head more. The problem is it's such an obvious self insert that I'm struggling with making him more distinct than me! Should I just roll with it? They say write what you know. 🫣

Back up in Maine. I've received feedback on the novel. I think the best way to describe the vibe is folks can tell I was a track changes hoarder and the document is more like a house with renos and additions tacked on.

Need a new document to start fresh. Or could find another idea to work on.

Happy belated almost birthday twin 😅

Joked I could find something to stress about regardless of what cycle it was. Hopefully the odd years get better from here out.

It's the worst! I really soured on it in 2018 when I landed in the hospital and couldn't vote. It was the yes on 3 ballot question for trans rights and I was so stressed. Then 2021 was Michelle Wu's election and I was stressed/excited for that.

A (tongue in cheek) existential crisis: is 37 still mid 30s or late 30s? 😜

Doesn't matter much to me I never feel my actual calendar age, I always feel a few years younger.

I always get so wound up. It's why I celebrate my half birthday in May instead. This year I only had the Town of Brookline elections in May so that helped too.

This birthday/election cycle has been the least stressful one for me in years, probably since 2019. It would have been different if Michelle Wu's challenger wasn't a billionaire carpetbagger trying to cosplay as "the common man" and stayed in the race for the general.

If I had known the compression socks were only for when I had sutures I wouldn't have bought a 3 pack. Oh well. I'll keep wearing them for a bit.

Heading to the office for a few hours before PT today. I'm using uber and bringing my crutches. MGH PT is a half mile from the office... down super steep Bowdoin Street.

I don't have any restrictions from the surgeon, but I think having the crutches when I know I'll be walking will be a good idea.

Hah, found that email in my drafts. So I guess I don't have to feel bad about not following through if she never saw it. I was wondering why I didn't get a response.

Quirks of an older house. There is no overhead lighting in our front room. I'm too comfortable on the couch to move. But at least I got 25 pages into a new book before the light got too dim.

After my appointment when I got cleared to resume PT, I emailed my PT saying I'm going to try some home exercises from the existing program... Yeah I never did. Seeing her tomorrow and hopefully can find some motivation. (Order says quads, hips, core)

Still dealing with fatigue 3 weeks out.

I have my "going out in public" sweats and my "not leaving the house" sweats.

Not sure how long I'm supposed to keep wearing compression socks after I get my sutures out so I bought some from Bombas. (15-20 mmgh). Seeing the surgeon again on Tuesday.

Ugh I was really hoping the Blue Jays would stay ahead. Wonder if the Dodgers are going to the WH.

a screen shot of an email that says: Hi Ace, There are 1600 food pantries in Palm Beach County. There are meals on wheels. There are a lot of resources. I don’t need crackheads outside at 2 AM getting food from your little pantry and making all kinds of noise on the corner and people dropping off unappropriate food items That bring rats and roaches into the neighborhood. Food pantries make sure all their food is not expired and is up to code. Also people dropping off all kinds of broken items and things like that. Go work at a soup kitchen if you want to help people or do something else and stop putting Black Lives Matter signs and defund the police all lives matter and we need the police we all need order in this world. Not to be mean or condescending, but that little food pantry it needs to go. Amy Sent from my iPhone

SO this lady who lives miles away from me in a different neighborhood filed a complaint w/the city that’s now potentially going to get my little free library & little free pantry shut down unless we can amend code to specifically protect site amenities as such pls sign my petition

c.org/DRrMJb6Czq

Actually wish I could watch the game. I have a play by play on yahoo open.

Couldn't get a full roll of quarters but I got enough to tide me over.

I don't think I've ever had an Uber driver cancel on me as I see them pull up. Until now. I know it happens all the time for disabled folks who use mobility aids or have white canes and/or service animals.

Need to do laundry but I only have 1 load of quarters left. Wonder if I can get a roll at Market Basket tomorrow. I usually get them at my bank... Which is downtown.

Donate to the Greater Boston Food Bank if you can. They seed donations to smaller pantries across the region. When you help them, you help a lot of people.

Thanks!
It was planned. I still had bad calf tightness after a year of PT appointments. I had elevated pressure in my calves that they relieved surgically.

It didn't click for me until college, but my mom had TNG on as part of my bed time routine. She was a Trekkie. I'd dance to the opening in my pj's.

But they did not tell me about the compression socks! I really wish I knew that was part of the recovery process. I've been borrowing a pair from mom, switching out with the thigh highs the hospital gave me.

I should buy a couple pairs and of course my meta feed is all compression socks ads now.