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Had a really weird night of sleep, which is normal for us.... On days I don't work, it is pretty normal for us to get up in the middle of the night for a few hours and then go back to bed for a few more. I kinda was just up most of the night until I gave up and wandered out to the kitchen for some caffeine. I don't work again until Friday, so I can always nap this afternoon and hopefully sleep better tonight.
Right now chilling in the bedroom with the window open listening the cheeps of cardinals at the feeder (they have been very active lately here!), the ringing of my wind chimes, and my wife's soft snores as she is still resting peacefully in bed. It is her birthday today! We are now both officially in our 30s! It feels really huge to us, or at least I know it is for me. We started dating in HS and I don't think either of us expected to make it alive into adulthood.
Life still sucks, but in different ways that often feel more manageable, or at least we have started learning more effective ways to pick up the pieces when things fall apart. We both struggle heavily from our mental health/neurodivergency issues, and my chronic health issues still flare, or I find new things wrong with me. Around a year ago I was diagnosed with gastritis, it has gotten better but it hasn't gone away. I am told I will probably struggle with GI issues the rest of my life just because the amount of stress and anxiety autism and trauma issues have on my body. But I guess you just learn to live with it. I am in therapy again and it is helping us a lot. I am learning to take care of myself however I can, and look for the things I can appreciate and enjoy in my life. And I am lucky to have a wonderful partner to help me along the way too! :]
We have been unlearning a lot of the shame and "masks" we have had to wear in life. It is pleasant that I always have a safe person I can discuss my feelings about my therianthropy, plurality, autism, transgenderism, and more without fear of being judged. My wife may not always understand my experiences or ways of thinking, but she is always kind and respectful.
We don't really have any plans for the day! I want to work on the garden today, but I am totally willing to skip on it if she isn't interested. The weather is nice so maybe we can go for a walk to the park and then come home for some video games/watch movies and probably smoke weed. I picked up Balatro for the first time about 2 weeks ago and have been really into it. She rebought Dead Cells (had it on switch, now on steamdeck) and has also been playing Blood West a lot. I am going to be making her a banana cake with cream cheese frosting for her. I haven't made banana cake before, but I know the banana bread we make is one of her favorites, so I think this will turn out good!
- Luna
Right now chilling in the bedroom with the window open listening the cheeps of cardinals at the feeder (they have been very active lately here!), the ringing of my wind chimes, and my wife's soft snores as she is still resting peacefully in bed. It is her birthday today! We are now both officially in our 30s! It feels really huge to us, or at least I know it is for me. We started dating in HS and I don't think either of us expected to make it alive into adulthood.
Life still sucks, but in different ways that often feel more manageable, or at least we have started learning more effective ways to pick up the pieces when things fall apart. We both struggle heavily from our mental health/neurodivergency issues, and my chronic health issues still flare, or I find new things wrong with me. Around a year ago I was diagnosed with gastritis, it has gotten better but it hasn't gone away. I am told I will probably struggle with GI issues the rest of my life just because the amount of stress and anxiety autism and trauma issues have on my body. But I guess you just learn to live with it. I am in therapy again and it is helping us a lot. I am learning to take care of myself however I can, and look for the things I can appreciate and enjoy in my life. And I am lucky to have a wonderful partner to help me along the way too! :]
We have been unlearning a lot of the shame and "masks" we have had to wear in life. It is pleasant that I always have a safe person I can discuss my feelings about my therianthropy, plurality, autism, transgenderism, and more without fear of being judged. My wife may not always understand my experiences or ways of thinking, but she is always kind and respectful.
We don't really have any plans for the day! I want to work on the garden today, but I am totally willing to skip on it if she isn't interested. The weather is nice so maybe we can go for a walk to the park and then come home for some video games/watch movies
- Luna
