A List

My Bear. He's going to a homecoming dance tonight. Last week he had me drive him around to pick out some flowers & chocolates to ask a girl he had been crushing on to tonight's dance...and she turned him down, nicely. Oh man, teenage heartbreak is tough.

The cat & the dog with rhyming names. My snuggle buddies. Always vying for my attention.

After several 80F/36C degree days, we're back in the 60s/15s where fall belongs. :) Makes for a perfect long weekend.

The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Lottery - Shirley Jackson

The Ones Who Walk Away From the Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin

Sabrina & Corina - Kali Fajardo-Anstine (the whole collection)

1. Had a solid quarterly review
2. Built & have been using my adjustable standing desk (loooove it)
3. The look on my kid's face when I was able to make the last moments of his game after us both thinking I'd have to miss it
4. Friday morning wakeup cuddle with my husband
5. Tried out a new recipe and everyone liked it

• Fall clean-up
• Bring the plants inside - the ones that can't handle winter
• Get my covid/flu shots
• Make some chicken pot pie
• The usual errands, gym, chores routine
• Take the Bear out for a hike

At this exact moment of typing

• Call
• Email
• Text
• Write A Letter
• Send a carrier pigeon
• Singing Telegram
• Social Media
• Literally run straight into the person BAM

1. The ADHD med feels like my brain is being squeezed
2. I love the sound of all the creatures in the woods outside my home, they're relaxing
3. I should wish my sister a happy birthday...oops
4. The apples we picked last weekend are downright delicious
5. Less than a month until Mexico
6. Why am I still logged in to work - wtf me
7. Wonder what S & I should do on Monday
8. I'm in a really good mood
9. Friday night date niiiight

1. Soup Season
2. Football
3. Fall smells
4. Apples & Squash
5. Less buggy during hikes
6. Cool mornings, warmer days
7. The tourists leave all of the beaches/coast
8. The leaves go all rainbow-looking
9. Sweatshirts and blankets and all the cozy stuff
10. Fun festivals & library book sales pick back up