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We could all use a little more consistency and regularity in what to expect. It’s okay for things to get easier.
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View from an eight seat commuter plane going from Lebanon, New Hampshire to Boston. It feels like being in a go-cart compared to a commercial jet. My friend calls this the New England sunset tour … which it definitely was that night.
Dear Sundays,
After nearly two weeks, I am happily tucked away in my cozy bedroom in Portland. The bags are all unpacked, I'm on my third load of laundry, and I'm already plotting out the month of December. I'm stationed in bed with my knees up and my back propped up against the headboard. It's the perfect place to write. Nothing terrible can happen when you're at home and layered in soft sheets and blankets. It feels like the safest place in the world.
I've had a lot of downtime while traveling this past couple of weeks—large swaths of time on the road, up in the sky, and in airports. I thought a lot about how my brain and body function differently post-anemia. I can definitely feel a difference, which is probably most boring topic in the world to all of you, but the process is filled with intrigue and self-discovery for me.
After reading some journal entries from the past couple of years and reflecting on some of my decisions, I've reexamined some spectacularly cringeworthy bits. I'm a little flushed and red-faced thinking about it! Oh it just burns! Does that ever happen to you? As I sit here, I've decided to blame my worst decisions on this oxygen-deprived brain. This could be plausible, right? No sane person would make so many decisions against their best interest, would they? (Yes, they would, and yes, they do.)
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