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I’ve thought about this post for a while now. I can’t even begin to remember the last time I talked to him. But it was probably some super in depth discussion about BSG. We had those often. That being said, there is no doubt the shaping of my life by this board - the absolute phenomenal 20 year friendships I have, solid memories and the lesson’s learned. Without this safe space I would not have made it my first year in Michigan. I would not have made it post bullshit. I probably would not have made it through nursing school. Many of the close friendships made here still surround my holiday tables. They still involve late night conversations, bad movies, decent cocktails, love my children like their own, and are some of the most loving and supportive people I have the pleasure of having in my inter circle. Community is not the word- family is. There is a need for safe spaces like this more than ever. Thank you for keeping it up and running. It’s good to know it’s still here to look back on.. and for others that may presently need it, as a safe haven.

I dropped the hammer on a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad L490, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (8th Gen), preloaded with Windows 11. I'm out £168, but it would have cost £210 or more from elsewhere. I wasn't gonna sleep on that deal! 😵 Thanks for reminding me to go shopping. 🥰

I'm feeling very concerned for the baby of the family. She is American, but dresses in a manner that is questionable in accordance to this current presidential regime. She frequently leaves the State and there are alerts going around that she can be stopped and imprisoned in certain states for looking like the wrong kind of "American". It also feels like if someone says too much, that people they know are going to turn them in for suspicion of being (fill in the blank). In a sad way, I feel relieved that my mother passed away before she had to relive this situation.

I feel like I've been going about things all wrong. I've been so busy trying to live for other people (and those who are no longer with us) that I lost sight of just being me and doing my thing. This thought feels liberating, but putting it into practice feels easier said than done. It's hard to not feel guilty about thinking about myself although that's were personal care and positive mental health grows from. It feels like if I can work on being true to my needs, I will be unstoppable...in a positive manner.