Life isn’t fair sometimes, when your son gets to sleep in because his high school has the day off, yet your daughter still has to be at Quoia Café early in the morning. At least it was raining. Silver linings. 
I might have stopped by a bakery ordered a dozen sugar cookies for tomorrow since they had none available when I stopped by before work.
Because it was deemed a holiday by so many schools, juvenile hall’s schedule was that of a weekend. Having only done suicide assessment on weekends, I’ve not spent much time here during those days. I like it. I remember professors in grad school asking me which population I most wanted to work with and me having no idea. I also remember the reason I wanted to get in to therapy was because of my time at Folsom State prison. Needless to say, I think I found my 
population. Now that I’m 45, I get to start climbing the ladder.
After work I did a few errands, then went to the Mexican restaurant I frequent(I was there yesterday at lunch). There were only a couple of tables and both soon left, so I had a conversation with Freddy and we talked politics. I see how both sides are reacting: the right sees nothing wrong with what’s taking place where as the left is astonished and speechless after the actions of the administration. I’m a little astonished myself, yet know that good will come from this. A mantra I used to tell myself when I was going through some particularly rough times was, “it’s always darkest before the light.” I think that’s applicable here?
At home, I started the fire Ethan had prepped for me, grab the bag of mandarins from 
Trader Joe’s (tart, yet healthier than SweeTarts) and sat down giving in to Maggie’s request, starting “Grey’s Anatomy.” Tomorrow, I’ll pick up my sugar cookies, binge watch G.A. all weekend, head to CRB Sunday night, then start thinking of a new life-changing goal. This is my plan.
Pictures: I made Maggie’s lunch for her today – usually she does it herself but she’s been rather tired lately; Way Back Bakery – home to my future sugar cookies; Christina and mandarins from Trader Joe’s. Nice way to spend a Friday evening.
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