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It's too hot outside

Just got wrecked by the worst week of pms of my life. Haven't had much to share here bc my thoughts have been negative and I haven't been feeling up for working on my hobbies. Hopefully some relief now that my period is here. I wanted to finish a few things in the dining room this weekend but now I'm invited to 2 pool parties and being submerged in water feels more urgent than my house projects atm

Beautiful sunset alert my west facers

Canoe launch w native pollinator garden and birdfeeders

Great estate sale in NJ. A lot of old stuff that I think was buried under piles of junk for 50 yrs and in pristine condition. I got good deals on a few random things. Kinda regretting not buying a 3-tier punch fountain I saw but it was huge and I felt like where would I store it lol

Interesting Amish market I went to this weekend. There were 2 rly chaotic live auctions going on

I was in kinda a bad mood after work yesterday bc I wanted to hang outside and ppl were changing plans last min in the gc so I took a walk by the pier and sniffed some mimosa blossoms and spent a few min watching swallows hunt over the meadow and that made me feel better

This weekend I stayed at my rich art conservationist aunt & uncle’s farmhouse in upstate NY. I saw a lot of hummingbirds and a bluebird and a skunk that unfortunately sprayed their dog in the face lol

Driving around a lot in my free time lately on account of feeling a lil depressed. I also went to a baseball game. We lost 🙃

Philly ass interaction just now. I crossed the street with the light and a guy trying to make a turn honked at me bc I stepped out in front of him so I mean mugged him and flipped him off and he yelled at me to get off my phone and then some random guy standing on the corner yelled at the driver to shut the fuck up lol

#philadelphia

Newly installed vintage chandelier (the cause of my struggle at Home Depot….in addition to some other struggles…..lol….good thing I love her). I bought this around May 2022 as a housewarming gift to myself before I’d even closed on the house. It’s always been central to my vision for the dining room. And now my vision is being realized!!!!

#house

I needed a piece of pvc pipe cut into little segments for a project so I asked if they could do it for me at Home Depot and they told me no but there’s a hand saw in the moulding aisle where I could do it myself. Barely used a hand saw before but I thought I’ll figure it out I guess. Proceeded to visibly struggle thru this task lol to the extent that 3 diff men came up to offer help. The first was kind of hot and flirty and he was ostensibly giving me helpful tips and encouragement but it was kind of patronizing and the fact that he was standing there watching me stressed me out lol. Another guy who had dad vibes offered to do it for me and I politely declined and he readily took no for an answer. A third guy (old, white) sidled right up to me without saying anything and grabbed the pipe to hold it steady lol I was shocked but I finished up the cut and thanked him bc he meant well. Overall humiliating experience but that’s what I get for wearing a crop top at the hardware store I guess lol

Spent my Sunday fun day driving around a rural part of NJ that I’d never explored before. I stopped at a farm stand and a guy working there gave me 2 loaves of bread to feed the cows. I also visited this amazing hippie flea market village. I read it was established in the 50s in disused WW II era military housing. So odd and delightful. I got an art deco vase, speckled melamine salad servers, and a Sheryl Crow tape for $14

Been keeping myself super busy lately. Wrapping up a few remaining tasks in the dining room and trying to clean some junk out of my basement. Got my oil changed and made a big batch of jam. And went swimming 3 times this week