Day 17 - Leuchtturm1917

Well, would you look at that. I blinked and half a year went by. I've actually been journaling in a physical journal. Recently I've become enamored with Leuchtturm notebooks. Here's my very first one: my white Leuchtturm1917!

I'm in love.

That thing there next to the notebook is my Prodir '7 Year Pen' -- supposedly the ink will last me seven years. Well, I've had it for a month and it's already gone missing, so if I find it I'll tell you how long the ink actually lasts.

That being said, I probably won't have regular updates on this blog at all, if any, since I'm trying to write in an actual journal every day.

On one of 'Humans of New York' posts, I saw one about a woman who has journaled every day ever since she was a kid in middle school (or something like that) and she does it like she's brushing her teeth. That gave me a kick in the butt to do that too! Maybe I'll do tldr's of my actual journal entries here or something, who knows.

Anyway, positive thing of the day: dinner with friend at Cheesecake Factory, and coming home to a warm-hearted family!

Day 16 - Dyed My Hair

My first big major skip. An entire week! Goodness.

Today, I dyed my hair. Maple Doughnut by Palty. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of my normal colored hair before I started the dying process. We'll see how it comes out!

Day 15 - Road Test

Passed it, woo hoo!

Day 14 - Gift

Bought a cute little calendar with pictures of beagles on it for my mom. She was very happy about it! They're her favorite breed of dog.

Day 13 - Pages

I love my books. Love my books.

Day 12 - Old Couple

An elderly couple came by today. The husband asked me, "Do you guys have white mice?" I told them no, but told them where he could look at hamsters.

His wife said, "Why don't you go look at them while I check out?"

"OK!" said the husband and walked off.

A few minutes later while checking out, the elderly lady said, "Oh, look at him, making friends with all the dogs." I followed her point of gaze and saw her husband in the distance chatting with another person while a little dog was near them at their feet.

The way they interacted with each other was so cute! Not in a belittling way. It was nice to see a happy couple, the way she looked at him as he chatted with some strangers all the way on the other side of the store.

Day 11 - Support

I'm very grateful for people who listen. It feels as if I'm a squirrel that's fallen into a torrent, just thrown around with thousands of other pieces of debris. Insignificant, powerless, no clear sense of destination and just waiting for it to end somehow. I'm grateful for the people in my life who are like rocks; I can hold onto them when I'm feeling lost. And I'm also grateful to the creator of those people, the one who placed them in my life. I guess I've been comfortable for a long time, and I'm thankful that at least I have some form of support in my life.