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Stepping Back and Stepping Up

With a new month & new year & new day, life feels ripe with possibilities.  At least that's the approach I'm currently taking with my latest break from social media.  I realized I was lifeless and literally losing hours of my day just scrolling. It wasn't necessarily doom scrolling all the time.  Often it was just to catch up on the latest sports or world affairs.  Then I realized that I wasn't actually gaining anything of value from the action.  So I've deactivated the accounts and deleted the apps.  The first few days I would find myself opening the apps on habit whenever I had a few minutes strung together.  I want really ever DOING anything,  just scrolling for something to do. This far into the year and I can't say I miss it, but I'm not sure if it's because it's inherently a quieter time of year or something else. In any case, here's to holding out for as long as I need. Until next post......laters 
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A Year Worth of Memories

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January: Hobbiton & New Zealand February: Marie Antoinette 💓 🍰🇫🇷 March: Spring Break family time feat. Football April: Favorite place with some of my favorite people May: A couple of seniors out for a walk June: Halfway through. What an adventure thus far July: National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation  August: Convergence of worlds 🌎  September: Shaky Baby October: Happy Pride, ATL style November: Barça Birthday Bacchanalia  December: FWC26 Prep #BeatAsOne  Looking forward to closing out this banner year with even more memories made. Until next post.....laters
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Birthday 🎂 Celebrations

Just wanted to say that this birthday has been a beautiful one full of firsts: Lake Tahoe  Spain Seeing a Black Bear FC Barcelona  Vegetarian Paella Cirque du Soleil Luzia  I've enjoyed everything thus far and can't wait to end the celebrating with a bang...until next post....laters
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Navigating the future

Currently dealing with rehoming my parents.  It's a tough situation that could be worse but is not great.  Honestly this situation fully reaffirms my belief that you have to take care of and rely on yourself first. Others may not impede you but they won't help you either. Also shows how quickly your perceived support structures can crumble. Anyways I think we've found the best solution and hopefully it's a long-term one. Until next post......laters 
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Exhausted

Even when you know the source and cause some times the emotional exhaustion just wins. No matter what you try to do to combat it...it's just a lot to keep going.  The world feels dangerous and uncertain and scary and sad and I am trying to not succumb to the weight but dang is it hard.  Saying it out loud helps. Until next post.....laters
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Atlanta Celeb Sighting

Atlanta is not a real place..this is a common saying for those (especially the Black ones) who have lived here for any length of time. The reasoning behind this is because the type of stuff that happens often stretches the realm of possibility.  Things like a panhandler dressed as Batman at the intersection of very busy road. I recently experienced one such incident and it also yielded a celebrity sighting.  I stopped posting about celeb sightings a while ago because honestly a lot of them live in and around Atlanta 😅. Elton John had a home here. T-Pain lives in Smyrna. Of course, Usher, TLC, Ludacris etc. Along those same veins, I was driving by my local car wash and who do I see? Ceelo Green (Goodie Mob). Mind you it's less that I SAW Ceelo and moreso WHERE I saw him. I take my car to SOAP. So, you mean to tell me that celebs are just like us? Yeah, Atlanta is not a real place. In any case, it's my favorite fictional place and I wouldn't change a thing (except the public...
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Beyoncé & Baecation

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This has been a month of refilling my cup. The state of the US has left much to be desired and I have been especially intentional about spending time with loved ones, going out to do the things I love and expressing joy whenever I can. I recently saw Beyoncé on her COWBOY CARTER TOUR and even though I saw it 4x each was a different and transcendent experience.  I sang. I cried.  I sat in my feelings.  Every moment meant something. The opening sequence of the first 5 songs alone was enough to make me so appreciative. I also took the time to see family and J and I went to Vegas together to celebrate 13 years. Felt appropriate 😅. All in all the world is still really heavy, but I am navigating it lighter. Until next post....laters
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