Y’all, I’m officially old enough to go to the VFW and enjoy it. $5 drinks, music ranging from TI to Johnnie Taylor, people playing bid whist, fish, shrimp and wing plates for $10? We had a time!

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I want to sign up for the penguin & puffin encounter at the zoo. Am I doing too much?

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I’m going to a hockey game Tuesday. I don’t know the first thing about hockey … but “team building”

Where is @iwearpearls.bsky.social???

Been So Long on repeat! And a 2nd place tie between Mystery and Watch Your Step

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After talking to angsty teen girls all afternoon, I came home and spoke to four people on the phone and only told two to get off my phone or that I’d reached my social limit.

Luther has no business being dead because what do you mean I’ll never get to bop
and sing along to him singing Never Too Much live and in living color???

Earth Wind & Fire

Yes. I’m considering going to Chicago to see him since he’s not coming to St. Louis.

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I did it! I did some tapping to ground myself and paid attention to what colors the sounds looked like and paid attention to where the sounds resonated in my body. I can’t wait for the next session 🤗

Couldn’t concentrate for shit at the last sound bath. I didn’t sleep worth a damn last night so I’m hoping for a more restful experience today.

Update, foot still hurts but not as badly. I’m going to move the walk around and look at pretty stuff activities to tomorrow but the sound bath and massage are a must.

Reminds me of one summer my kid went to stay with my mother and I was going to have the summer of Lisa. It was Crown Royal night at the Black Rep & the liquor was free! I was chatting it up with Tony Scott (STL people know), went home, tripped over a shoe & spent the summer w a broken toe & a cane

I have an amazing Saturday planned. Art in Bloom, the orchid show, a sound bath and then a massage. And what did I do tonight? Twist and turn on my foot coming out of the Black history concert at the symphony tonight 😭 it hurts like hell & I keep trying to convince myself it’ll be fine in the a.m.

He be cussing good too!

Coworker says, “aw, she’s saying you look like a princess.” That child looked me dead in my face and said “naw, she looks like the frog.” 🐸

In more “working with teen girls will humble you,” today I had one kid locked in the bathroom refusing to come out because I asked her to repeat what she mumbled, not on some trying to be slick but I really didn’t hear what she said. Another kid walks up & says I look like the Princess & the Frog

Thank you!

Sometimes it is really crazy to me that I woke up one day at 50, decided to change careers, applied to grad school, got a masters in a completely different field, and found a job that aligns with something I’m passionate about.

Friend told me to stop by and pick up a Super Bowl plate. This girl sent me home with some 🔥 rotel & chips, 7-layer salad, wings, mostaccioli (IYKYK) and pineapple upside down cake.

Anyway, he numbed me at 8 and 5 hours later I’M STILL NUMB! I made the appointment for my other filling with his wife. I’ll just have to work out my schedule because I never want his dry ass again.

Was mad but I didn’t care. The hygienist was really nice but his crappy bedside manner and his refusal to play music in the room didn’t help. Music is a big coping skill for me & the only sounds in the room were the drill & some other machine so I didn’t have any distractions.

I had the weirdest experience at the dentist today. It’s a husband/wife team & I prefer the wife but ended up with the husband. I was getting 2 fillings replaced. He was halfway through the first one & I couldn’t breath, full on anxiety. Had to ask if we could just do one today. I could tell he

This episode of Law & Order I’m watching is so old Paul Sorvino and Chris Noth are the lead detectives, Richard Brooks is the ADA and S Epatha Merkerson hadn’t joined the cast yet.

I ain’t even a big TI fan but I listen to it on repeat