You can find the free freeze function only if you put on your hazmat suit, grab your shovel and dig through the bullshit that is everything that should be simple but just fucking isn’t so someone can make money off of your fraught existence.

Lifelock (expensive af subscription) alerts husband a payday loan application has been submitted in his name. Suggests lock/freeze credit. Clicks the link to do so. This opens a page with links that sent him to each credit reporting agency’s website… where he has to create an account to manage the lock/freeze. But wait, you can only lock if you sign up for a $24.99/month subscription.

The fucking fucked up clusterfuck of #capitalism.

What is the point of lifelock then if they cannot lock?

6yo is having a whole Lego city opera. Budgies (parakeets) are providing raucous accompaniment.

Pouring myself a cup of iced patience and serenity… or sanity maybe? #coffee #parenting #birbs

Welp, I just found this sinister face in the print of my duvet cover and now I won’t be sleeping until I switch the duvet cover. 😳 #facepareidolia

Should it stay or should it go?

A week ago today I pulled a muscle in my shitty neck, trying to brush my hair. I got orders for PT and I am slated to start PT the week kiddo returns to school. I am also seriously thinking about getting a haircut. But I’ve been waffling on chopping my hair for months. But I’m bitter that I was doomed to so much pain just trying to brush it. But also… this is the longest it’s been since before my last neck surgery.
See reference below.👇

Welp, today I learned two things. 1.) That my 6yr old is tracking along alarmingly well while I am reading chapter books to her. 2.) That I can’t skip uncomfortable words or phrases anymore because she has read them while tracking along. I have to face the music.

Honestly, it serves me right. I have no business censoring books. I just wanted to preserve the insulting-name-and-gesture-free innocence she’s been enjoying.

2 COVID patients today. And their visitors will be the reason there will be two new ones by Saturday. Ffs. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #healthcareworkers #rant

We also had golden raspberries but kiddo smooshed them into her face before I could take a pic.

And giant blackberries!

Plus Taters!

Backyard harvest!

Kiddo woke up with the idea in her head that she would write me an instruction book on how to make a bed.
So she went and got her wooden tool box and began laying out a still life reference of tools.
“I thought it was a book on how to make a bed?”
“It is.”
Looking, “Oh! It is! Wow… okay. Eat your breakfast too, ok?”
“Aye aye captain.”
Mommy needs more coffee. #parenting

My migraine specialist is a different breed of doctor and I am in love with him. Again, not homewrecker in love, just the I stan him harder than Swifties or BTS army kind of love.

PCP: “I really think he needs to be the one determining this referral.”

Fuck this. Sent a message to my migraine specialist, saying the neck pain was ramping up my migraines. And this morning I have a referral for PT.