Good Stuff Coming Up This Week

*exciting secret help meetings (where I get help in areas I need it)
*at least one trip to the gym or pool
*acupuncture
*trans group
*creative meeting of who-knows-what with Bapa
*satisfying painting projects
*possible laundry doing (fun when it's in your own house!!! Did I mention we bought a
portable washer?! SO EXCITING. We named it Astrid.)

And next week...GIA COMES BACK!!! I have missed my little dog soooo much. But I know my parents have been taking great care of her in Seattle, and I'm really happy that she loves the backyard and walks with my dad. My mom even said she'd keep her if it weren't for her fur! They've fallen for my little nutty pup.

NOT ONLY THAT, but she's coming with Sue! Sue will be staying with us for about five days, which is cool and I'm sure there will be all kinds of adventures and craftiness and fun.

Doing Good For Myself

i'm workin' on it.

on friday, Tess and i went to acupuncture, which i am trying to do more regularly. i've been having some lower back pain, and also trouble sleeping due to all the stress.

today we went to the Temple gym. i lifted weights and worked out all the muscle groups for about an hour. i reeeally didn't feel like going (too depressed) but i made myself go hoping i'd feel better afterward, and i did a little. hope to go more regularly, maybe even swim or take a class.

on the way home, we hopped off the subway at Allegheny so i could pick up a prescription from RiteAid, and then we walked home from there. during the walk, it started raining. i tried to envision my problems as raindrops rolling off my body. it didn't work as well as other rituals i've done, but i did see my overdue weekly response paper melting and smearing inside one drop, and karl's face rolling off my "RESIST & STRUGGLE" tattoo in another on a hard fast path to the ground.