Between the family visiting, new hair, stomach flu and the mouse, I am wiped.
This week I experienced acid reflux for the first time. I believe it came as a side-effect of the stomach bug. Or stress. Cut to me keeled over on the floor in pain, thinking I was having a heart attack. Not. cool.
This week, I also received one wonderful compliment (a surprisingly genuine remark that I was "gorgeous") and one nasty, round-house kick to the self-esteem.
The little 'bring me down a pegger' came from a single 44-year old mother, who implied I was some sort of pathetic spinster desperate to sabotage my girlfriend's romantic life in my own personal, selfish attempt to make sure every woman around me is miserable and/or single.
Whilst I know I cannot personally affect people's decision-making (reference definition of free-will), it still irked me that I immediately went on the defense, instead of just shrugging it off.
reality check:
Yes, I am single. But miserable? desperate? spinster?
Yikes, I'm still in my 20s!
Anyway, sounds like a classic case of projection if you ask me . . .
So, that nugget obviously brightened my day.
But, in good news:
I got to spend Easter with my family and show them all around NYC for the first time!
We caught the mouse in the kitchen!
I got to eat lasagna a la Grandma's recipe!
I am a brunette!
For Easter, my mom sent me a hand-sewn pretty little apron straight from the South and my dad gave me a ginormous block of Asiago cheese, salami and homemade spaghetti sauce! I love the contrast of their gifts.
I'm off to make myself a hard-boiled egg or two for lunch.
TGIF.
xox.
