My birthday is always in the worst month
being an aquarius is hard ok!
It’s not that I don’t like being an aquarius but I just would kill to one day have a birthday that was at the end of the most miserable, cold, sad, month ever. On top of the freezing temperatures and desperation, I’m turning 31! I was so into turning 30 but now 31 just feels so blah. But I shouldn’t be such a Debbie Downer, I should take a note from Ray from Ray’s Candy Store in the East Village. Stopped in there after New Years’ and was greeted by his literal shining face as his wife handed me a hot dog covered in nacho cheese. Have you ever been here? It’s iconic.
The actual huge news in my life is that I finally bought an actual coat. Not just like a cute coat that doesn’t keep me warm. A real coat from Uniqlo that makes me feel like I’m walking around in a sleeping bag.
I broke and bought it after having to wait a whole five minutes outside of Margie’s vet in the freezing cold. It was a pivotal moment in my life.
This is the famous month of “New year, new me,” as we all know. Everyone is like, doing dry January. And I don’t mean to be rude but like, if I was going to pick a month to be sober, it would be literally ANY OTHER MONTH THAN JANUARY. The coldest, darkest, saddest time, and you think I’m gonna not have a hot toddy?! Don’t think so honey!!! If dry May were a thing, I could understand a lot more. Though I won’t say I haven’t dipped my toes into thinking about my alcohol consumption. Instagram clearly thinks I’m an alcoholic because it kept advertising this app about cutting back on drinking so one night I was like fine I’ll listen to you for a second.
I lasted about 4 days on the app and realized I didn’t like it at ALL (reading about people who are horrible alcoholics every day? not fun!) but I have been cutting back on drinking in general and having a lot more tea at night. I do (news flash) have a lot of anxiety that I’m always trying to cope with. Another thing that I started doing a couple months ago (before New Years resolutions if you can believe!) is I stopped drinking regular coffee and switched to decaf. That’s actually been surprisingly easy for me. I mean yes I sleep til 10:30 every day now but… whatever. I’m off caffeine, baby!
Margie is non the wiser though!! She’s still trying to steal my decaf (we all know it’s mostly creamer).
Omicron be damned, I truly just can’t stay home these days. I’ve been working in diners a lot. The only thing I wish I could find was a diner that actually had like a good healthy salad? Like I want the VIBE of an old school diner, but I want a good kale salad. Anyone?! Hello!! I’m an untapped market!
No transition here but you ever think about how much a story changes every time you tell it? Unless you’re like one of those people who “doesn’t exaggerate.”
I think this is really funny.
I watched these 3 movies in one night with my mom over Christmas! All great. All on TCM right now… I think? I don’t know.
And finally, a recent list:
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Obsessed with: this Brandy Melville sweater I found on the street and washed and it fits me perfectly !!!!
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Happy birthday 🎉 (my daughter’s bday is in Jan too, always fun prepping a secondary plan in case of weather/snowstorm/frozen tundra. Feel your pain!) Enjoy anyway! And yes you are so cool 😎 Dolly or not.