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My Life Thus Far
I Can Feel The Panic Rising
I've reached the point in the house where I feel as though I've tackled all of the pressing projects. I've touched every room I live in (which doesn't include the kids' rooms, or their bathroom. They're responsible for their own spaces. I also didn't do the living room where my dad is currently living. He has too much stuff and I don't feel comfortable moving any of it, even though it wouldn't be difficult to store it all in a much more organized fashion). Last night I cleaned out and rearranged all of the kitchen cabinets (top and bottom), washed our bedding, scrubbed our bathtub and did some little decorative changes. It's so nice walking into the house and it isn't a crazy mess! I think it's going to go a long way towards improving my state of mind.
You'll never guess where I'm writing this from... the library! I haven't been here in years. Mostly because I buy all my books. I like taking as much time as I'd like to read it, and then revisit it again another time if I'd like. But there's a few benefits to coming to the library I hadn't considered before: the kids are distracted for a very long time, it gets them out of the house, there's free wifi, and I can write or work in Practicing Happiness in peace and quiet. I kind of still like going to a coffeehouse better (because coffee, duh), but this is a good alternative too. There's a fireplace, but all the seats near it were taken. If I can, I'll shoot for a spot next to it next time I come, because it's a little chilly were I'm sitting right now. Plus side though, there's a pretty stained glass lamp on my table.
I made the mistake of commenting on a friends' anti-trump post on Instagram and now I'm embroiled in a bitter argument with a supporter who for some reason decided to engage me in battle. It's so dumb. I find it very confusing how they accuse liberals of being hypocritical, nasty to conservatives, and misguided when they themselves look exactly the same way to liberals. Everyone thinks they're right, but the thing I can't reconcile is how they can be overtly racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, etc. and think that's "right". How can hating anyone be right? How can denying others the rights of prosperity and happiness be wrong? Because that's what they accuse liberals of being. Wrong. For wanting equality for everyone. I don't get it. I've tried to be polite and she just keeps jabbing at me. I might have to block her. I don't like doing that, but honestly her hostility is triggering. I can feel the panic rising in me... I've worked too hard to let some stupid social media dispute upset me. It's why I left Facebook in the first place.
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