the world as i see it through my eyes.

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Grateful much.

for the place i get to call home.

for this amazing cool summer night.

for the food i ate.

for spotify.

for citronella candles.

for being alive and present in this moment.

my heart is full, and

i thank you 🙏 ❤️

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jogging crutches

i was at softball practice at the park today. i could not help but notice this man in crutches, doing a great job jogging while in crutches. first thing that came to mind... “the nerve of some able people sitting on the couch, saying “i’m tired” while this one here jogging, on crutches, with a smile on his face.”

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campfire.

literally there was fire in the hall. i was sitting at the nurses station coming back from a break when one of the patients was being escorted to the treatment room. all of a sudden the patient stopped, said “oh shit” and as i looked... i seen fire rising from afar. later on i found out after the fire was put out, a patient of mine held the food port hostage, created some type of spark and lit the wool blanket in fire and tossed it out his food port. as i walked back in, my work area smelled like campfire and the whole building appeared to have been a recreation of a scene from the movie apocalypse. smh. let me shower this campfire smell off. will continue to monitor.

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a play on words.

being 30, with a good career, savings, and a desire to settle, on the drive back from a children’s party, I’ve opened up a dialogue between my boyfriend and i about finances, home, and marriage. a lot of things sounded good... “i’ll pay for the mortgage, you want your name on the house?, i won’t let you pay for all the groceries, let’s have a joint account...want to just get married?” all of it sounded good, but it upset me... because he’s mentioned that so many times, but there’s no action put to it. i told him not to joke around because it’s not funny to me. it seems like something is holding him back from marrying me. does he love someone else? does he not think i’m the one!?? then i asked “do you not want to marry me?” then he responded “i didn’t say i didn’t want to marry you.” ...silence surrounded us... then i said “you didn’t say you wanted to either.” no response was given.

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the divorce

*disclaimer. i work in mental health. my patients are psychotic. there is no redirection, this is why we just go with the psychosis as an intervention. We don’t want to upset them.” today one of my patients kept yelling at me “hey baby, oh i love you” i then responded with “please, don’t, i’m married.” then he said “i don’t care, i love you.” i kept walking away. later on during the shift, he calls me again to his door “so let’s talk about your divorce...” i just shook my head and walked away... will continue to monitor.

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😬

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Baked panko crusted calamari sprinkled with cayanne pepper for that kick and mini sweet peppers and grape tomatoes.

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I was doing meal prep. Pesto zucchini for lunch.

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Short little clip of me playing one day by matisyahu. This song is amazing. I've been so blessed i am grateful for errthang.

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Little man

While driving home... this toddler was waving at me from the backseat of his moms car. I smiled and waved back. When we hot the red light the boy waved at me again... This time his mom rolled the window down. I rolled my window down and said hello. Then his mom said "i had to roll the window down coz he asked me and said that you are so beautiful." Then i said "oh thank you, he's handsome" then the light turned green and we waved each other goodbye. That was tooo precious.

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#gienwashere

Hello! While i was at work an idea popped in my head. "Why don't you start a travel blog!?" Then the doubt came... There are plenty of travel blogs out there, no one would want to pay attention to yours... Then i slapped myself and said... "Who cares, do it for you. Do it because people are inspired by your travels and your bravery to go and explore places." It didn't take much convincing myself to start one. So there... I am creating this travel blog... So that people will know that #gienwashere

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Ouch. This is all so true. It takes two.

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"...everything is going to be ok..." #justkeepswimming #myhappyplace #secretspot #hiketag #whereicanbeleftalone #nojudgement #icanscreamasloudasican #adventuretime #bye #giengarcia (at I'm Not Telling.)

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checking-in

It's been 3 months since we separated. i have been out and about, going on outdoor adventures mostly by myself. I find hanging out with myself enjoyable for this moment, but certain times i wish there was someone i could share this world's wonder with. I been moving forward and taking few steps back. This harsh reality that I am going through a break-up i didn't see coming hurts everytime i think about it. I thought everything was so perfect. But my perception and his reality were 2 different things. Yes there are a couple of guys that linger around. Yes they tell me things every woman wants to hear. I get taken out to dinner. I'm treated special... But there's this missing piece in my heart i hope someone fills one day. "One day my price will come..." Hurry and rescue me already!

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Weekend summary #mybackyard #Yosemite #subaru #Impreza #subae

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Met up with my godsister in Vegas. #shecute #wecute