Maintenance

Cleanse, Clarify, Moisturize, zit cream, under eye cream, hair cream, brush teeth, apply teeth whitening strips, take off whitening strips, floss, and rinse. Shave off any unwanted hair. Take out workout clothes. Place filled water bottles into fridge for easy access in the morning. Write up "must-do," "want-to-do," "kind-of-need-to-do" lists for the next day. Just the normal night-time ritual.

If I had known how high-maintenance I would become by the age of 28, I may have asked God to take me earlier in life or to change my gender. However, acknowledging the people and the benefits of my life now, taking my life earlier or turning me into a man would not have been a practical thing for God to do. The world would have not been the same had I not lived to birth and love Harrison and Libby, and though I would have made a lovely and sensitive man, I don't think I would have wanted the issues that they deal with any more than my own. So, here I sit, with whitening strips on my teeth and a to-do list a mile long contemplating my life rather than tidying up the kitchen or some other quiet chore that needs to be done.

And with that, I also leave you this wonderful recipe for spaghetti squash:

Cut an enormous spaghetti squash length-wise and take out the seeds. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Once the oven is heated place the squash cut side down into a casserole dish with about 3/4 inch of water. Bake for 50 minutes until the shell of the squash is tender. Take it out and place the gourd cut-side up. Spoon the meat of the squash onto a plate (it will look like beautiful strands of pasta) and top with diced tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, a touch of olive oil, and fresh basil. Simple. Delightful. And, your body will thank you for the dietary fiber all night long.

Good Night, Everybody. Pleasant dreams.
Love,
Katy