I colored in a coloring book. The memories of being told by teachers and family came to mind about, "Stay in lines. Why can't you color in the lines?" I let them flutter by as I said "Screw you!" and I continued to color. I may again tonight as I didn't finish what I started. I never played any of the games on my phone yesterday, I was too busy. I fell asleep about 1:30. Would have been sooner, but my youngest son, who barely says anything to me except complain, showed me the world map he colored and based the colors off of the different alliances the country has, like NATO. I can't think of any others (OPEC was not included) because I don't think I ever heard of them. He colored all different regions and explained why one wasn't fully correct because he was limited to two colors. Of course, this is on his iPad (a blue screen). He did the whole world and telling me this one is part of this. This one has 3 but I didn't have enough colors, so it only shows 2. He's autistic with ADHD, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and OCD. We know where his hyperfocus is directed - geography. So, it delayed me past the 1 hour alarm, which was fine. So I had to push the hour back as soon as he finished. I wasn't going to let that opportunity pass. I didn't look at anything else except him and the iPad. Woke up to the alarm, which is on my phone, but I only had to slide it off and put it back face down. Got out of bed (I usually linger and then end up scrolling). Drank my coffee on the front porch. The sun peeked out from behind the clouds for enough time so I could get my pupils some sun light. I have burnt cornea's now. Just kidding. I did that a couple times. A friend makes these "cookies" which look like a cookie, but are heavy. They have oat flour, dried fruit, honey, coconut, some other heathy things. But definitely high in protien. He'll eat one and go all day. I need to get the recipe, but he said he just adds this and that. No measurements. He knows what consistency he's looking for. Then he makes the balls and bakes them. He does this every single day. They are so good though. When I see them, I usually go home with at least two of those cookies. We were given three. I haven't decided if I will share them or not. lol I stretched as best as I could. It had been a relaxing morning. Then came the cold torture test. I thought I was going to die. I leaned in and put my head in, then one arm at a time, a leg the same way. ........I'm tensing up as I type this as if this is happening now. I then turned and put my back in. Oi Vey!! Then I got my chest. I keep thinking, is it 30 seconds yet? Then I kept saying just a few more, I don't think so. I must have had at least 30 seconds. The irony is that our well is dug straight in to the Florida Aquifer. This is the same water that feeds our springs in the area that people go to for swimming or tubing. It is always 72 degrees. I've tubed down the river and been in the different spring's multiple times. But showering in it is a very different experience. I'm sure there are plenty here who have colder water. Kudos! It shocked me awake. But what I liked the most, is that I followed every step. I colored in a coloring book. The memories of being told by teachers and family came to mind about, "Stay in lines. Why can't you color in the lines?" I let them flutter by as I said "Screw you!" and I continued to color. I may again tonight as I didn't finish what I started. I never played any of the games on my phone yesterday, I was too busy. Let' see if I can keep this as a new routine, sans cold shower.

.. because now is the right time to do so. My previous picture was asking: "Are we faceless behind the masks?". It has been asking this for years. It seems I've gotten an answer now that releases the picture for its many years of duty to me. I'm not saying the question in general is of no more relevans. Only to me and in this context and in this community, it steps down from the primary representative image of me. This is a celebration. 🥳 Thank you for reading and celebrating with me. 🌸