one week complete!

it’s sunday, meaning another week of school begins tomorrow. I don’t really think I’m ready for a whole new week of doing things but this is what normal people do. they work, they have kids, they make dinner, and go to the gym. I’m done after like 4 hours. brain does not work well after that. I don’t mind having the capacity I do, but living in a world that always expects you to do more is not a world that is sustainable for me. I enjoy my rest, and I need it. I really do wish I could reach out to you more; just know I do think of you all regularly.

I did return to the piercing shop today. I got my other eyebrow pierced (the one felt lonely all by itself) and my mantis piercing (look it up if you don’t know cause it’s hard to explain). it was the piercer’s first time doing a mantis on another person. it did take quite a while to get everything aligned. once both were pierced, we realized one was way off.. so we decided to take that one out and pierce a second time. it was definitely rough, but I got through it just fine and didn’t pass out for any of my piercings. I do like my mantis now that it is even but the jewelry right now is huge which stands out quite a bit on my nose. they will grow on me, but more, smaller jewelry was already ordered and I’m able to go get her to change them out in 10 days. thankfully, that’ll be before my high school reunion.

I’m doing okay overall. my plate is full but I was prepared to make the change, just takes some adjustment time.

I’ve been getting back to latte art. it’s not going FANTASTIC but it’s going much better than I thought by far. I’m making art more consistently now. I’m impressed with how well my skills came back to me after not being in coffee for a year. it’ll be nice to be able to have my own freedom/space in each of the shops once I learn more, but until then, just flying under everybody else’s wing.

my current daily breakfast and snack has been cinnamon raisin bagels with cream cheese. it’s a change to be able to have refrigeration enough to keep cheese alternatives. I will probably be stuck on these a while and eat a couple a day until I get sick of it but I’ll enjoy it every moment until then. I suppose I’ll do the same with my environment. I’m just worried this time I’ll be stuck longer than I can handle. I do hope I can manage my burnout for the next year. it’s a lot to take on at once.

another week begins again tomorrow. the second week of the cycle begins again, as do I, here in this big world.