Hopelessness
Amidst the unpredictable torrential rain showers, my mom came over yesterday afternoon to honor my birthday. It was really nice to spend quality time with […]
home improvement
It’s My Birthday!
It’s my birthday! Even though I don’t really do anything special for my birthday and haven’t since I was a teenager, it’s still always one […]
World Peace
It’s another hot day. It’s already nearly 80 degrees and it’s 4:30am. Yesterday hit 100 here with a “feels like,” according to weather.com, of 108. […]
Do We Need a Housemate?
The heat tried to swallow by mid-afternoon yesterday. I spent a lot of time outside in the morning before it was too intense. We mostly […]
Building a Home
The deck is finished! The sanding, cleaning, staining, and sealing is finally complete. It ended up being more tedious and laborious than I anticipated, but […]
Spoon Theory Upgraded
I wasn’t particularly productive yesterday because I felt overly tired from both a physical and mental standpoint. The wise course of action was to heed […]
Autism-Specific Therapy
I had a tough day yesterday. I found out that I need to stay in my boot until I have my talonavicular fusion surgery, which […]
Destigmatizing Metal Illness
Recently, my blog posts have largely become a place where I document the slow process of self-teaching our way through basic home-improvement projects on a […]
Am I Worth It?
It turns out that staining a rough deck with worn and uneven wood is a lot of work. Using a paint roller, even one graded […]