Anna

Everything's shiny, captain, not to fret.

[Anna @schmeener]

your life is your life
don't let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
- Bukowski, The Laughing Heart

Things *can* get better. Keep going.

[Anna @schmeener]

@VileAvatar Thanks, vile!

[Josh Ellis @jzellis]

I'm gonna explain to y'all why Britain considers 78°F/25°C hot. I know hot because I grew up in Texas and spent half my life in Las Vegas. So I am absolutely qualified to explain this to the rest of you who laugh at UK "heat waves".

[Anna @schmeener]

@Mandapanda_RN

[Anna @schmeener]

How do you unwind after a stressful Monday? Because in our house sometimes it looks like this.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Level 1: Relaxed Goose
Level 2: Slightly Miffed Goose
Level 3: Quite Cross Goose
Level 4: Livid Goose
Level 5: Violent Goose

[Anna @schmeener]

Ah, springtime in the countryside. Where the lovely scent of manure being spread in the fields wafts on the gentle breeze as you wait at the bus stop.

[Anna @schmeener]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Holy moly. It sure has changed since then.

[Anna @schmeener]

@jakeFIVEe Yes to all of those! I might also add

1. Chemicals in the brain can literally never be imbalanced
2. Thicker skin on hands so stupid things like paper cuts and splinters can’t happen
3. Teeth are made of a substance that can’t crack or get cavities

[Anna @schmeener]

Had a lovely day in Cardiff yesterday, exploring the city, doing some shopping, and seeing Bill Bailey with my favorite human. Back to work today but what a nice midweek break.

[Anna @schmeener]

They look like baby muppets 😆

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) flowers have no petals.

Rather, they're curious-looking structures called cyathia, made up of a single female flower and many male flowers, along with yellow bulbous glands vaguely resembling mouths.

[Anna @schmeener]

A little flower peeping with the parents-in-law today. So excited to see spring trying to make an appearance.

[Anna @schmeener]

Happy birthday to my favorite human! I love living life with you 💜

[Anna @schmeener]

@jakeFIVEe What’s it like being this cool?

[Anna @schmeener]

One year already?? How time flies when you’re having fun 💜

[Anna @schmeener]

@VileAvatar Thanks, Vile! It was a pretty good day. Hope life is treating you well 😊

[Anna @schmeener]

Anna at 23 or 31 or 38 had no idea what life could become. Anna today at 41 can’t believe how far she’s come. 💜 Hang in there, friends. And take a chance on something new sometime. You never know where it will take you. It’s never too late for things to change.

[Anna @schmeener]

Life is so good weird sometimes. One year I’m sitting in my room alone, anxious, overworked & depressed wondering if this is what life will be for me. Trying to convince myself that I would be ok if nothing changed. That it’s safer to stay that way than face the unknown.

(1/3)

[Anna @schmeener]

Flash forward to today - took a day off from work (with well wishes from my manager) to take myself into town alone on the bus on my birthday in a new home country to wander the shops & treat myself. With no anxiety. With dinner plans tonight with my best friend/husband.

(2/3)