Last night my partner and I went out to eat.
Host: how can I help you?
Me: …we would..like to eat here
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Last night my partner and I went out to eat.
Host: how can I help you?
Me: …we would..like to eat here
“Pudate itches dock” said one of my notes on today’s to-do list
English Translation: Update pitches doc
Heck yes!!!
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Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Trying to re-wire my brain and not
see myself as a failure for ADHD related mistakes, here’s a win from today: got a compliment from boss for noticing domino-style shifting deadlines ahead of time and asking for help to get everything done on time! Validating asf
Focus! Focus! No, not on that!
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If people need to see childhood immunization schedules etc, those are still here:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp...
Not me chugging coffee so I can focus on finishing work so I can get back to the book I’m reading 🥲
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www.wpr.org/news/fourth-...
Can’t speak to all of these but they got it right with Doechii
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