I’m really horrible at this blogging thing, but I’m paying for the domain and hosting, so I figure I need to at least post some. I don’t really think that anybody actually reads it anyways, so it’s mostly shouting into the void. I’m okay with that though. Life keeps plugging along, as always. The march of time is unavoidable.
My oldest started middle school this week. That’s crazy that the tiny dude who was born eight weeks early and 2.5lbs is a (mostly)normal 11 year old. He’s frighteningly smart. He’s a good kid. I love him and I’m proud of him.
The youngest has started second grade. She’s a whirlwind of glitter, rainbows, love, kittens, chaos and terror. I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m raising her to be a loving but strong person who doesn’t take any shit. She is smart and funny and loves fiercely. She will rule the world one day, and we will all be better for it.
My mental health has not been the greatest lately. Probably not enough sleep. I don’t want to really increase or change my meds however, because what I’m on now is keeping at least a mostly consistent baseline. Is this how I’m meant to spend the rest of my life?
Politics-wise, my usual intense cynicism got washed up in the enthusiasm for Harris and Walz. Do I think they are actually going to be as far left as I would like? Of course not, but I’m allowing myself a little leeway due to how mind-bogglingly horrific the other option is. I’m hoping this will be a step in the right direction. There are things that definitely still need to change, like money in elections, gerrymandering, the elimination of the electoral college, ranked-choice voting, and the expansion of the supreme court.
Due to my daily commute to the job I started in November, I’ve been burning through Audiobooks like crazy, mostly long fantasy series. A lot of people would complain about so much car time, but that’s pretty much my only “me” time and I love it.
