ibuprofen

if you start the day with a painkiller, you set yourself up for success

i thought i'd preemptively dodge any period cramps today by starting off the morning with a beautiful little glowing blue pill and i am feeling just ok

just normal

so imagine how i'd feel without it!

and i used to resist taking pain killers because i wanted to be hardcore and listen to my body, not mute it, but then i thought, the result is the same. the body is telling me: rest, don't move much today. and i will just rest and not move much, without the pain.

and now i am researching about hikes

i am only interested in going to southeast asia to
(1) be away from the boat and thus not have to do any boat work [i love living on this thing but i hate working on it]
(2) not be cold come january + feb
(3) hike
(4) read on beaches
(5) eat food

so i will plan our trip on this intention