today has been okay

hey everyone! sorry for not updating last week; things have been a lot lately. between Elijah being gone, the end of the month bills, and other life things, i just was not up to sitting down and writing something out.

i had therapy last Friday and im proud of myself for keeping up with it. i honestly recommend therapy to everyone who has mental health difficulties; i think talking to someone who is literally licensed to help is very, for lack of a better term, helpful for mental health.

ive read three books since i last wrote, Wings of Starlight, Wings of Reverie, and Shield of Sparrows. i really enjoyed all three! im trying to read a fanfiction right now but im struggling to get into it; ive read it before, but sometimes a re-read is hard cuz i want something new.

i made some Mediterranean chicken bowls for lunches this week! they have feta, hummus, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, tzatziki, chicken, crunchy chickpeas, and pickles! they are sooooooooo good! i’ll try to post a recipe this weekend/next week for them! im also working on a recipe for a jam and brie grilled cheese but im struggling to find a good bread for it that is gluten free. i might recommend a regular bread for those who can have it and then use my gluten free sourdough for my gluten free people. you’ll have to wait and see when the recipe comes out ;)!

my OCD has been a little hard for me to manage lately; i have a bad breakout on my chin and around my nose and i keep picking at them until they scab. i know i need to stop but sometimes it’s hard and i do it without realizing. ive taken to using pimple patches a lot to cover everything so that i cant pick at my skin (skin picking is a huge thing for me in my OCD - i used to pick the insides of my ears when i was a kid until they would bleed).

i did the art piece to the right the other day and i really like it! i enjoy doing flowers in that art style.

that’s all for now but reach out if you wanna chat or discuss anything! more to come soon!

Sav <3