Exclamatory birthday edition // W26 — 2026

Today I turn 45 which is, if you think about it, half of 90! And also about 30 years older than I feel on the inside! What is age? What is time? What is reality? I certainly don’t know. Current situation: Pretty flowers Goobie says No journal ONLY PET. Monday 22 June: Study anatomy! Work! Lily to therapy! Go to the gym! Eat dinner! Study some more! Fall into bed thinking about tissues and bones! Tuesday 23 June: Hospital day 🏥 💛 Got to see a double fasciotomy (helped with the dressing change) which was fascinating. Got yelled at, cursed at, and called a sweet angel (all by the same patient). 🤷‍♀️ Wednesday 24 June: Work! Call with new boss! (It went fine!) Memorize more bones! Go to the gym! DID YOU KNOW LIFTING WEIGHTS MAKES YOUR ACTUAL BONES PRODUCE MORE BONE CELLS SO THEY ARE DENSER AND STRONGER AND YOU ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT? You won’t get taller but you will get stronger! So get your osteocytes working, friends! Pick up heavy things and put them down again! Do it over…