snippets from life
these are my status updates: half formed thoughts, things I'm enjoying, little things that I'm grateful for and make me happy to be alive.
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04
I got my taichi teacher training acceptance letter! I responded this morning and anne sent me a big ol' smiley face in reply. (now, to figure out if I can get comped for the summer retreat...) I also started getting back into the freelance networking grind. not to be dissuaded by my [redacted] interview uncertainty, I finally reached out to joel this morning, and then to kori and bin and some others, which then spurred me onto some other outreach I'd been putting off for months. just a little momentum to get started. I'll be better again tomorrow.
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03
for someone who was so uninterested in season 4 of my hero academia that she took a 3 year hiatus from the show, I have absolutely inhaled seasons 5-7. every episode leaves me sobbing! it's worse than fruits basket! also I can only watch in 30 second intervals because I get scared and need to take breaks! I love every character, even (and especially) the villains! my little traumatized babies!
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02
I may not be a coffee shop regular, but there are a lot of people in my saturday AM taichi class who know me by name (which I'm surprised by!) & who wish me a good week when class is over. I told someone the other day that I need to work on my social ties, but if I take on a little perspective, I realize βΒ it's not so bad after all.
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01
(visited the community bookshop this afternoon to inquire about volunteer opportunities. luckily, the volunteer coordinator was in, so I chatted with her & she added me to the next orientation on the spot! I've been knocking on doors and applying for jobs, only to get ghosted 90% of the time, so it's strange to have this process move so quickly. I walked away in slight disbelief. a reminder that things can be simple. and if it's a yes, it's a yes.)