Another day slipped away where I didn’t achieve much. I slept in, managing to take out the dogs around 10:30am. I then put the kettle on to boil to make tea followed by sitting on the sofa with Mom’s dog Tiffany in my arms, cradling her on her back like one would hold an infant. Her eyes were closed as I gently massaged her belly while @drewfromtv led contestants through various games on @therealpriceisright, a show I haven’t seen in years. My dog Kira lay curled up at my feet, content to let me spend time with Tiff.
Eventually I got dressed and headed to @choicesmarket to get some ground turkey and other ingredients with which to make a meatloaf. It was Sadie’s last day at the store I learned, as she bagged my groceries, her eyes bright with excitement peering out from behind her glasses, her smile stretching from ear to ear with a graceful ease. She starts at UBC next week and will be moving closer to the campus. I wished her well, and said I’d miss her chipper demeanour.
Before Choices though, I had a warm bowl of tortilla soup with three enchiladas, rice, and beans at @aychihuahuamexfood. The soup was soothing and helped calm the anxiety that lingers beneath my skin like a weak and jittery force field of energy. A thin coat of paint, a blanket of dust barely visible, but there nonetheless.
Later in the day I had wound care for my legs. They’re slowly getting better, and might improve quickly if I could stop picking at them. Even as I lay in bed tonight, I’ve peeled back a bandage to rip at the skin that’s trying to recover, a small trickle of blood running down over my ankle.
After having @fiveguysca for dinner, complete with a large @cocacola_ca, I did a load of clothes, including a few of my compression socks. I already have an idea of my Saturday schedule: in the morning I want to clean the cat’s room at Mom’s, and pack up some of the Christmas decorations I managed to put out.
I only hope I don’t sleep in.
03/365. This is my third post for 2025 in my ongoing subversive selfie project, where I try to capture an honest account of my life, both the good, the bad, and the ugly for preservation on social media.