Tag: one badass day at a time
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The Alarm Clock Betrayal
The Alarm Clock Betrayal 🌼 Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Technologically challenged and mildly offended 💖 Status: Alarm set, dignity questionable 🥲 Outlook: Callback starts tomorrow whether my phone cooperates or not Today I was technologically challenged. And by technologically challenged, I mean I had to figure out how to set my alarm.…
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Outfit Armor
Outfit Armor 🌼 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Planning mode activated 💖 Status: Meal prep, outfit prep, emotional armor prep 🥰 Outlook: Tina 2.0 is not walking back in unnoticed Today was all about planning. This coming week is Callback. For those who are not fluent in transportation language, Callback is the week…
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Sitting in the Student Seat
Sitting in the Student Seat 🌼 Date: Friday, August 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: First aid class, but make it emotionally weird 💖 Status: Driver, not instructor 🧐 Outlook: Learning how to sit in the room differently Today I had to take a first aid class. As a driver. Not as an instructor. And let me…
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What Looking Okay Actually Contains
What Looking Okay Actually Contains 🌼 Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Return-to-work reality check 💗 Status: Looking okay does not mean feeling okay 😌 Outlook: Please remember there is more happening than what you can see With my return to work coming up soon, this feels like something I need to say. Can…
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Just a Bus Driver
Just a Bus Driver 🌼 Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Chapter-closing energy 💔 Status: Desk cleaned out, boundaries set 🥲 Outlook: Tina 2.0 is no longer living to work Today I closed a chapter of my life. I put in my resignation as driver trainer. I cleaned out my desk. I cleared out…
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Cancer Did Not Take My Certificate
Cancer Did Not Take My Certificate 🌼 Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Physical test anxiety with a surprise victory lap 💖 Status: ODE physical passed, Fit for Duty passed 😍 Outlook: Sore, but certified Today I had to go in to renew my bus driver certificate. Which means it was time for my…
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Lupron Shot #3 and the Mystery of the Missing Plan
Lupron Shot #3 and the Mystery of the Missing Plan 🌼 Date: Monday, August 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hormone-shot confusion and appointment fatigue 💔 Status: Shot received, answers not so much 🤔 Outlook: Waiting for oncology to explain the next chapter Today was Lupron shot number three. Because apparently my butt cheek hormone jail sentence…
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Cancer Gave Me a Bullshit Filter
Cancer Gave Me a Bullshit Filter 🌼 Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Unapologetic and highly filtered 💖 Status: Protecting the life I fought like hell to keep 😳 Outlook: Peace, joy, bills, or no I survived cancer. And apparently, I lost my tolerance for anything fake. Cancer gave me a bullshit filter. A…
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The Great Car Shuffle
The Great Car Shuffle 🌼 Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Summer car excitement 💗 Status: Convertible coming out of storage 🥰 Outlook: One step closer to Tina again Today was the great car shuffle. What is the great car shuffle, you ask? Well. I am spoiled. There. I said it. I have a…
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The Cricut Has Been Released From Captivity
The Cricut Has Been Released From Captivity 🌼 Date: Friday, August 14, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Crafty confidence unlocked 💖 Status: Cricut unboxed, plastic removed, intimidation reduced 😉 Outlook: The door has been cracked open Today my Mary came over to visit. And she showed me how to use my Cricut. Yes. The Cricut. The one…
