A 12"x12" incomplete gouache painting with a deep green background, an older man in a suit with white hair and glasses on the left, and remnants of many face sketches on the right side on top of a woman's body wearing a black blouse, propped up on a laptop screen

After 3 days of fairly stable mast cell symptoms, I worked on the memorial painting of Offie (my husband's grandfather) and went into anaphylaxis. Of course. If I lose one more creative outlet because my body is a massive drama queen I'm going to scream.

Hopefully it's just that brand of paint...

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I'm seeing more and more familiar faces showing up, so glad you are here 💜

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a witch in a black dress and a white hat ALT: a witch in a black dress and a white hat

World for me.
Seeing the stage show 7 times, reading the book twice, singing the songs at several concerts and auditions, having the story morph from hyperfixation to special interest, and feeling connected to my mom when I interact with the world of Wicked...
I kicked agoraphobia's ass! (End)

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Flashy makeup, he helped me make sure I had everything I could possibly need for normal day to day things and for emergent issues, he made sure to validate my anxiety while also giving me the space and support I needed to stay grounded in that moment. All of that combined created a safe inner (5)

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Decided to do some research, look at ticket sales, called a theatre that only sold 9 seats for a late viewing of Wicked at 9:30p to 12:30a, asked them if that was a accurate count for that time, and then told me he found a way for me to see the movie, in a theater, safely. So I did some fun (4)

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But yesterday was date night, we have one weekend a month set aside specifically for date night. Chris and I prioritize time together outside of medical help, outside of parenting, outside of home planning and maintenance... So we can keep our relationship healthy. So this wonderful man (3)

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Silver screen. From being high risk and immunocompromised, to timing medical device alerts so they aren't disruptive, safely doing medical tasks without a huge contamination risk, health anxiety, agoraphobia, mast cell reactions to big emotions.... I truly never imagined being able to go. (2)

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So proud of myself for telling my anxiety and agoraphobia to fuck off for date night yesterday. I haven't been to a traditional movie theater in over 5 years. We have a drive in nearby, so we usually go there, but it's closed for the winter. I thought I would never be able to see Wicked on the (1)

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