A Pang of Nostalgia

I'm trying to adopt a more positive perspective on things. I think the source of ninety-five percent. No. Maybe 80? No. 90% of my problems come from my perspectives.  I recently noticed that I take things very personally, at times too personally. I felt like shit when someone says something and make it too real in my own head.  It's almost like every little interaction becomes a voice on who I am. A joke isn't just a joke. Someone being annoyed isn't just someone having a bad day. Every little thing becomes another referendum on my worth. Sometimes the teasing feels a little too real. But with one quick attitude adjustment, all that goes away. Why do their words affect me so much? Whatever.  And that's it. That's all it takes. The only difference between me feeling up or down is whether I believe my own thoughts about myself are more important.  And it's easier said than done. If it were, I wouldn't need to spend $150 a week on therapy.  But why isn'...

As I march into June, I slowly realize that I don't have any summer plans. I told myself that I wanted to do something simple this year, mainly because I'm being frugal. But as I'm thrust into June, I show up empty-handed. And that scares me. I kept telling myself that summer's so far away! But it's here. It's now. We're 1/4th of the way through June! I've written a bit about this before , Where do you want to go?  I'm happy to report that I took a weekend trip to DC in early April!  The ultimate goal was to see the best cherry blossoms in the whole country! Unfortunately, the weather was drab, and it thunderstormed the night before we were set to hit the tidal basin. I originally planned to take a solo trip down there myself, stay quietly in a bedroom of an Airbnb, and do some solo expeditions. But, I ultimately got my parents to agree to travel with me. It was fun! They don't really go out exploring on their own, and I think this was a great op...