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New Years resolutions are bullsh*it
Now don't get me wrong. If you've made a New Years resolution that you're excited about enforcing in the coming months, I salute you and I am 110% behind you. Especially if it involves travelling to exotic locations or taking on an Iguana as a life partner. You go,...
IQ
I remember very clearly taking an IQ test in my early 20s and finding I was, in fact, absolutely average. I took it 3 more times, and the results were the same. Immediately devastating. I've come to realize there's absolutely nothing wrong with being average, in fact,...
Comparisons
I've been thinking a lot about the differences between quitting smoking and quitting drinking these days, for obvious reasons. If you've not been here before, start with this post for explanation. We probably don't have to get into why cigarettes are bad for you, as...
Reflections
I did it. By all accounts and measurements, I've made it one month sober. Cue confetti. First observation: my lungs hurt. See my last post for full explanation. Darling DD bought me a vape, so that's helping. Second observation: addiction is no joke. A difficult...
Another milestone
It finally happened. Or is about to happen. I feel good enough about it at this point to finally draft this post, as a few weeks back I was still hanging on to 'cautiously optimistic'. I have nearly reached the so-far-unattainable milestone of one month without a...
FalseBook
Alice: mum, what would you do if you had one hundred dollars? Mum: I would go shopping, what you you do? Alice: I would put it inside the bank, so it would grow more dollars. Mum: Well, I think you should be in charge of dollars now, because that is very smart. Alice:...