The Whole Wide World

It’s bizarre how much more connected I am feeling after last weeks disconnect. Oddly enough, all those not fitting in feels I’d been feeling have dissipated and I feel surrounded by heaps of all the good juju now. I don’t have a desire to drink, to fit in or to feel free. I can’t explain it, but I’m riding the wave. I’ve had so many fantastic people reach out to spend time together these past few days that I am having to find balance between social and solo. The best thing is that when I am doing the socials, I feel so much more comfortable. There is freedom in just being. In just accepting myself and putting myself out there.

Of course, as with everything, it is all about balance. As I lean into the hippie dippie sense of spiritual renewal I’ve recently found…I also made my first TikTok. Told ya, it’s all about balance. I have no idea what I am doing and I feel ancient as I try to string together these little snippets for the people of the internets to view, but I’m trying.

I’m in a pretty good place at work, so things haven’t been crazy on that front. Which is good as I was able to take it easy this week with my back being all out of whack. Speaking of which, it is doing much much better. I am still on the steroids, which seem to really be helping it heal quickly. I am eager to get back into my workout routine, hopefully I’ll ease back in this weekend.

Other than my back, it’s been a good week. I laid low Monday evening, with my back still being out of control. On Tuesday evening, Pepper and I met up for tea and a catchup in her room, which is always a treat. She is doing ‘dry July’ and lives right down the hall from me. Then last night I went over to one of the uppercase dorms to hang with my friends Jess and Katie. We also sipped on some tea and reveled in the station tea, which is in abundance at the moment. Haha. With 144 people confined to such a small space, there is always something to be marveled at.

That said, if anyone is reading and has questions about life at the bottom of the world, living and working in 24/7 darkness, Antarctica….whatever the topic, please feel free to leave a comment with your question(s) and I’d be happy to reply either in a post or privately. 🙂