domesticated caffeine fiend

 

i'm starting to settle in.  into my body, into life.  i'm less sore, still pretty stiff & super day dreamy.  it's been really rainy & i'm using the excuse to not get out of my pajamas, wrap myself in blankets, drink lots of warm beverages (like the chai in the picture above, which is officially part of my "chai love for tiffany" series) & doing strangely domestic things, like cooking breakfast, cleaning, & baking cookies.  strange indeed!!  i'm also balancing between being really productive (backing up some files on my external hard drive!!) & being creative (doing little artsy things, like editing photos & collaging) 

i'm oddly optimistic about this time off, i think it will do wonders for my soul (though probably terrible things to my wallet....)

tiffany & i had a conversation about dealing with people on a human level.  the importance of the balance between feeling your own awesomeness & self worth & also humbling yourself with all your quirks & idiosyncrasies & know that we're ALL humans just kinda stumbling our way through life.  because none of us were given the manual: how not to fuck things up really bad while interacting with other humans.....(by the way don't even THINK about stealing that title, tiffany & i are figuring out now how to write said manual!!!) 

anywho it's a hard balance.....i've been thinking about this concerning my job.  everyone was all up in a tizzy about me getting paid for my time off since it was a work related injury.  & yeah, i mean, who wants me to get paid for that more than ME?  but then everyone was saying "you could SUE them!!!!" & let's face it, that's not a realistic threat coming from me!!!  i'm not suing anyone.  i did stick up for myself & told them they needed to give me money for that shift....but what it comes down to is we're all humans just trying to figure out the least difficult way for us to get through a difficult situation.  & it all worked out.  i suppose it helps that all the people involved are relatively reasonable people.  

i'm off to continue on my weird creatively productive day!