S2 E7: lather

The grind never stops, and it’s currently keeping me sane. Sure, may have floundered for a bit that first week trying to figure out how I was going to manage but at this point i can confidently say “what the fuck is going on.”

You know how periodically you get thrown an errant ball high and wide that you in no way were anticipating and it tests your adult ability to think on your feet and persevere? Why does it currently seem like the surprises are rolling in on a daily basis. Try to get the wife’s car fixed, the dealership can’t find the warranty and it’s been in the shop for the last week and a half. Finally get your work laptop set up just to find out it can’t run the software I need for my ongoing projects so i have to digital scrub my old personal laptop to make it work. Dogs got sick so I had to clean that up, weather turned so I’m freezing my ass off while driving, old bruised rib reared its head halfway through this bench program, rolled my ankle grocery shopping like come the fuck on man. It’s moments like this where you truly just have to laugh and let it run down your back and shake it off. There’s nobody in particular to blame, these things just happen. As long as i take each problem one at a time we will overcome.

The benefit to having a lot of downtime is i am absolutely crushing my way through supernatural. I’m back to meal prepping (taco bowls this week). Getting ready for my trip with my sisters and I’ve also played an absolutely asinine amount of PGA 2K23 with Jennica (still better than you but you’re getting better). Life will go on when you let it, just roll with the punches and clear one hurdle at a time.

Anyone else tired of it being colder than a motherfucker? Anywho, this weeks jam brought to you by the absolute hardest mashup of middle school. (Spoiler, these next few posts are called lather rinse repeat because the grind is routine and a little monotonous at times. Be nice to others and be nice to yourself, see ya next week ✌️)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5a8SwDX6DQM8RG6jZv9bFV?si=d_KwhpLcSeWoW2tTOOzbDA

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