Yes. The epitome of class. Thank you for this, Newport, RI. Also, shout-out to Trauma Group!
Rhode Island Is…
….cold, and I love it! Hello sweaters, blankets, and drizzle. My damaged nerves are so happy! Too bad it’s only a day of bad weather, in a couple days it will be sunshiney again. But that’s okay because Rhode Island is also:
1. beautiful
2. blue and white and green
3. full of seafood
4. full of mansions to gawk at
5. a good place to play apples to apples with my family 🙂
It’s going to be okay, sad lumpy throbbing thigh… I have a hipster-y band-aid!
It’s going to be okay, sad lumpy throbbing thigh… I have a hipster-y band-aid!
Thought that did not go through my head while applying owl-adorned hipster-y band-aid to my poor thigh, proving that hipsters are not comforting.
Summertiiiiiiime
summer, you went ever so quickly! probably a good thing given that my nerves are too damaged for heat… but yeah
Shared Solutions Would Like to Discourage All Patients From….
….having any fun.
Just kidding, ish. I got a brochure in the mail from them a while ago with their suggestions for summer. These include:
1. spend time in air conditioned places such as malls and movie theaters
2. wear their silly neck wrap thingy
3. take cold showers
4. drink a lot of water
5. do not move, exercise, or breathe too heavily
maybe that last one wasn’t real, but you get the point. If only I still had the brochure to share the full ridiculousness! Whatever, here’s my list of what I’ve been doing instead
1. I went to Charlotte, to check out my dad’s 10th anniversary gala for the MFA program he runs (pretty cool)
2. I went to the Writing Through Trauma writing workshop at Hollins University run by Dan Mueller (shoutout to Trauma Group!)
3. I hung around the house a lot
4. I went to the gym not as much as I hung around the house… but still enough
5. Went lots of other places: Providence, New Hampshire, New York City, Afton VA, the OBX, and Seattle (still a cult).
6. Okay I did follow ONE of the summer guidelines: I saw a lot of movies. Bridesmaids was GREAT, Captain America was hilariously bad, Friends with Benefits and Horrible Bosses were just hilarious, X-Men First Class was quite good, and Green Lantern was… okay cut them some slack 😦 poor Ryan Reynolds. And the air conditioning was FANTASTIC
7. I started the no-carb diet! Day 4 today, and I miss cake…. but holding strong
8. I started a society6 account in a misguided attempt to make easy money!
What’s up next?
Spending some time in Gettysburg with my boyfriend next week, maybe heading down to DC for a day or two while he’s here. Then heading up to Rhode Island for a week with my family to chill 🙂 Then four or five days at home before back to college. Yay! It’s been a great summer, no thanks to mean old Shared Solutions.
