Friday Wins

 Apple Pie

Went to CR Chicks with stepmom. Got their fantastic apple pie. Brought it home. It is so huge, I can not eat it in one sitting. It is mostly apples, and a bit of crumble crust. So good.

Taking care of myself

When I ran out of steam or just didn't have the spoons to tackle anything on the To Do list, I allowed myself to lay down in a dark room with a cat for a couple hours and just be. This week has been hard. We didn't have to be here. I am starting very very very small, and taking care of me. I can't resist if I am not here, so I am keeping myself safe for now.

Got a tax return done

By some miracle I got the papers I needed at 4:40 on a Friday afternoon before a 2-week vacation, and I finished a return and turned it in. Feels good.

Bluesky -- and sabbatical

Trying to greatly reduce my social media presence. Deactivated all extraneous Twitter accounts -- found two more old ones from projects from ten years ago, so was glad to add to the numbers deactivating. My main account, I have put private, deleted personal stuff, and am letting it go dark. Deleted the Twitter app from my phone. And as always, Facebook is just remains fucking annoying.

But meanwhile, Bluesky is taking off. I am happy to be connecting with cool people. Enjoying the joy and fun again. I signed up back in August 2023, hopeful to leave Twitter even then, but not enough people did. I kept dabbling, but until this week, Bluesky hadn't truly taken off. It is glorious.

And now I take the weekend off social media. I have plans with friends. Books to read. Walks to take. Drinks to drink. And a blog I can go to if I absolutely need to natter away into the ether. Bluesky will still be there, and I will rejoin the fray on Monday.