School again. How is it treating you? I’ve been having the worst jet lag of my life: two sleepless nights this weekend accompanied by days I was fighting demons to stay awake. I think it’s getting better, though, knock on wood. I plan to venture to the nearest Bath and Body Works this weekend (far away) because I forgot hand sanitizer at home, and I am inflexible on my hand sanitizers. Telling you this so I keep my promise to myself instead of doing nothing. I will show you the English Bath and Body Works situation next Friday.
For now this week has been mostly fighting to look like a normal person in class despite the sleep demons. Coffee has become a near-daily need. I am turning into Mom. Also I have discovered a local store sells American snacks, so I’ve been Arizona Ice Teaing my way through. No caffeine, just morale. That’s about it for physical goings-on. Emotionally, I have been exhausted and stressed. No wonder given the general happenings of this January. I’m glad I’ve concentrated on anything at all. I can’t imagine how much worse it is for you back home. Keep your ID on you at all times, okay? Maybe multiple. I keep most of my documents in a box on a shelf because it annoyed me how often we had to go deep-diving for our passports every time Mom wanted to travel. I’d recommend something like that too, just for ID, birth certificate, IRS letters, etc. And keep an eye out outside. If you’ve already heard this, I’m sorry, it just gives me some peace of mind to tell you myself.
It’s going to be okay someday. For all of us. For now, I’m listening to A Lot of My Chemical Romance. Useful for all of my times in need since 2017, especially the immediate post-trauma years. There’s just something about New Jerseyians screaming, you know?
With love,
Alice