Call it a Day
12 pm: I’m feeling great. I’m waiting for my humble breakfast: an omelette with cheese and greens. I like this small town where you have to either run or walk to get your breakfast. It makes me feel like a hunter-gatherer in some sense.
I don’t use a hair dryer. I let my wet hair air-dry in the sun after a shower. I don’t use a deodorant and I don’t stink. I like the restorative features of the Mother Nature. I pass the town cemetery on my way.
Am I going to turn to tombstone one day? Shoot—when?
1 pm: I’m amused and irritated at the same time: the little chatter of two American women sitting at the next table, discussing how they hate cleaning their homes when they could be out traveling.
Cleaning up
Bay Area
Boston
Surfing
Kayaking
New Jersey
Tours
Short trips vs long trips
Diamond rings
ADHD
A summary of their conversation.
The irritation is coming from having to reply to a bunch of irrational emails. I’m not wearing any underwear today. Now I understand why some women associate going without with freedom.
2 pm: The summer breeze is making me feel cold. I have to put on a long-sleeve T. I have this visual of being wrapped up in a pristine bed and sleeping in a forest.
3 pm: Another round of emails and questions. The breeze stops in the last hour. It’s hotter now. I’m getting closer to the flow, feeling more content and regulated. I love uninterrupted work. I hear a track playing in the background.
I take off my headphones. It’s beautiful. It gives me goosebumps.
4 pm: I feel hungry. This coffee shop doesn’t happen to have snack options. I feel inclined to opt for a chocolate cake and another Americano.
The waitress brings a cheesecake instead. I start eating. I tell her it’s all good. I’m coming back to the idea of feeling so much better away from the noise and dust of the big city.
5 pm: I feel a bit overwhelmed. I have 15 minutes left to join the first customer meeting for the day. Sensory and cognitive overstimulation leads to feeling overwhelmed. I don’t know how to rest.
I have obsessive tendencies.
6 pm: What do a polyester T-shirt and an Americano induced panic attack have in common? They’re both scary.
7 pm: A lot of brisk walking. Dinner time.
3:45 am: Science should have some explanation for the connection between being thirsty and experiencing a nightmare. Nature needs a signal to wake you up to hydrate, and it orchestrates a nightmare.
©Diaries Collection. July, 2026
