Weekly Roundup 10.12.25 I'm sorry it's late, y'all!

 

Current Listen: Gregory Issacs’ Album Once Ago

Good morning fam! Happy Sunday,

What do you have planned today? Today, after I finish this blog post, Mawow and I are going to relax and finish watching Welcome to the Space Show on the Kanopy App. I cannot speak highly enough about the Kanopy App. I get ten tickets a month with my library card.

There are movies, documentaries, and TV shows to watch. My only advice is to make sure you use every ticket each month because if you don’t, they will only fill you up to 10; leftover tickets do not roll over. So far, I have been catching up on anime I have been wanting to watch, and Kanopy has what I want! Most of the movies I have been watching have the English dubbed version, so I can listen while I bake.

Speaking of baking, last night, I baked pumpkin spice muffins for breakfast today. I can honestly say I am stuffed to the gills. I spent the morning on my front porch sipping coffee and eating muffins with my neighbors. The neighbors who live right next door are used to my weirdness. My bestie NaeNaeBae is the niece of my neighbors. They make sure that if I’m hungry, I am fed. They make the best tamales I have ever eaten!

I miss NaeNaeBae so much. We spent every day together before she moved, and now, I am stuck here without her. My goal is that when I am settled in Pennsylvania, I want her to come with me. I am not sure how she will do in the snow, but we can cross that bridge when we need to. Hell, I am not sure I can handle the snow anymore either.

On to the weekly roundup…

It’s pretty sparse! For the most part, I did absolutely nothing. Watched a couple of movies, snuggled the cat, and dealt with a lot of pain. The pain I deal with every day comes from my hysterectomy in 2020. I was told the pain was because I was fat, and yes, that was the exact term the doctor used.

In 2021, I was told to lose the weight, and my issues would disappear. In 2022, I tried to get a second opinion on the pain, and again I was told I was OBESE, and if I lost the weight, the pain would disappear. In 2022/23, I took the matter into my own hands and lost the fuckin weight.

When I got to the weight requested by the first doctor, I was then told the pain was all in my head. That’s when I started taking dummiegummies from a local company (yep, I shop local), and started smoking every day.

When I was in high school, I smoked za with friends for fun, but these days, it is all about pain relief for me.

I did manage to get videos uploaded and recorded a few to throw in the drafts. I love making videos for y’all and the community we have built, but I will admit writing is where my head is at right now.

My favorite video from this past week was my Kenny and Dolly video I did for my mom. That is one of her favorite songs. She got to see everything from conception to completion of the video before y’all did. She is the one who gave me the idea for the island background. I learned a new video editing style right on my iPhone. I recorded each video in the TikTok App, then I downloaded them to my phone and put them together in iMovie.

With the sale of TikTok, I feel like my days are numbered, and I need to learn to create outside the App for other platforms. TikTok is easy to make content on, but I need to learn elsewhere. I thank the GODS that YouTube taught me some new tricks this week.

This week, I did not make it to the library with River.  We both woke up yesterday under the weather and chose to stay home. I am hoping she feels better by next weekend. I really miss her face. With my time in Texas hopefully winding down soon, I want to spend as much time as I can with my Texas peeps.

Well, Y’all, this is getting long-winded, so I am going to close for now. See you in the next post, and remember how much this weirdo here in Texas loves and appreciates every single one of you! I DO!

Love,

P

BLOG IT OUT (WEDNESDAY EDITION)

 

7:45 AM CST. 💿Current listen: Gregory Issacs – The African Museum + Tad’s Collection Vol. 3

Good morning fam!🌞

I’m starting my blog post early this morning. I’m going to spend some time packing more things today, and I have a few posts recorded that are ready to be uploaded. Not sure that I will fit them in today! 📦📦 I am trying to stay ahead of life at this point. Some days go by so slowly, and others feel like I am moving in fast forward. I’m looking for the day everything equalizes out. That will happen, right?

The first thing I did this morning was run to the corner convenience store to visit my friend, Mary. There are so many convenience stores around me, but the day I met Mary, I knew she was destined to be a friend, and when I move, I want to take her with me. Mary makes the best Community Coffee out there!! ☕☕☕

When we saw this townhouse for the first time, I knew it was meant to belong to me, but I guess that wasn’t a permanent choice. 🏘️🏡🏠It was the first time in my married life that I was living somewhere that felt like home. But, it really doesn’t feel like home anymore.

I have been living like he is just my roommate until I can leave. However, he dropped some news that was brand new to me. Which was the reason I needed Mary this morning…

1.      Apparently, I was the one who asked for this divorce. 😱 (I honestly do not ever remember asking for this.) I was told that on a Monday in December, I told him I wanted a divorce. That is why I filed… (I did not file; he did) He is changing the narrative to tell his girlfriend and her current husband. Hope the thruple works out! 👨‍👨‍👦 Mary’s jaw hit the floor when I told her this!

2.     Apparently, I stole money from him. He denies saying this, but your girl always keeps receipts. I was told I stole his money while we were married. (insert shocked face here) I never took his money. I had to ask for everything. If I needed food, I had to ask, or God forbid, he had a few pretzels missing from his stockpile. 🥨🤬Remind me to tell you the story of the pretzels!

As you can see, it's been a great morning all the way around… Let's get on to the good stuff.

This past weekend, I met River at the mall, and we created as much chaos as two old ladies could. We went to every store that we wanted to see. Five Below is fun, but the aisles are so close and the store is always crowded. 👩‍🦼

Of course, we hit up Spirit of Halloween. This year, it is in the mall instead of some random closed store in a strip mall. I didn’t buy anything, but River got a witch’s hat, and mine should be coming this week from the TikTok shop. I am planning on wearing it to the library when we meet this coming Saturday. 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

I introduced River to my friends who work at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. They are the most fantastic bunch of people, and they are STARS in my book. They wanted to watch the videos we made around the mall, and I got new followers! Our family community is growing, and I love it. I have two sisters, two step-sisters, and a step-brother, but I always have room in my heart for more brothers and sisters. 💜

Sunday and Monday were spent creating videos to post later in the month and making a couple of TikTok Shop videos. I no longer accept just anything from the shop. I am getting stuff I want and need. If I want it, I try to get it. Why not? 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Yesterday, I was hurting so much. I will be glad to see my mom’s doctor up north to help get the pain under control. Mawow and I spent the day lying in bed watching movies on the Kanopy App. I get 10 tickets a month (free with your library card) to watch whatever I want on the app. We started with April and the Extraordinary World, which was a fun watch. I am saving two tickets to watch again, and when I can, I am going to buy the DVD.

Then Mawow😻and I watched Royal Wedding, and we fell asleep watching A Letter to Momo. We will continue watching that today while I go through my clothes. I never realized how much of a clothes hoarder I have become. I went from a size 22 to a size 4/6, and I have the clothes to prove it. I have managed to keep the weight off for two years, and I think I can give away or donate some of the clothes.

I did find out that my cousin and I wear the same size clothes and shoes. We are going to have a family fashion show and share closets. It’s a great way to save money and get use out of clothes that are still good to wear, but I have worn repeatedly, they will be new to her closet.

For the holidays this year, I am going to make homemade baked goods and simmer pots, but I am going to have a clothing exchange with family and friends. I will keep you posted if you want to get involved. Y’all are family.

Well, this is getting pretty long, so I will close for now. Come back Friday evening or Saturday morning for the weekly round-up.

Have an amazing day, fam.

Love,

P

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Never forget how much this weirdo here in Texas loves and appreciates every single one of you!

WEEKLY ROUND UP! 9/28-10/3/25

 

HAPPY FRIDAY FAM!!!

Well, we have finally made it to Friday, and the weekend is upon us! Do you have any plans for the weekend? 🤔 Let me know in the comments what you have planned.

For me, this weekend is planned with fun activities. Today, I am planning on working on The Boat after I finish this post, and tomorrow, I am headed to the mall with my bestie. She and I are planning an excursion where we find every 🔮WITCHY 🔮 product in the mall. Of course, we will head to the bookstore and Five Below to see what they have for us to find. I know my butt will be planted in front of Auntie Anne’s for a fresh 🥨and lemonade.

But then my brain turns to the food court! I haven’t eaten at the food court for a long time, and a cheesesteak from Charley’s sounds amazing right now. Yep, I am hungry like always. Maybe Chinese food from the food court, I could go for some sweet & sour right now, chicken, beef, pork, or fried veggies. I could eat them all right now. I just put my lunch in the air fryer!

Now, let's get into the weekly round-up so I can eat my lunch! 🍜🥤

On Monday, September 29^th, I started recording videos for October. I am trying to knock the entire month of October out so I can start working on November. Why do I record ahead of time? I can get overwhelmed trying to figure out what to record, so I will take an entire day and spend roughly 15 hours listening to sounds and adding them to my favorites so I can use them in the future. I also need to finish packing for my move, and having content ready to go is a blessing to me. 🪬

I worry about disappointing the people who follow me. We have become a real community that I love and really, really appreciate. Without them, I would be a lost soul. There are a handful of people that I message back and forth with daily, and I know they have my back as much as I have theirs!! 👁️💯🔙

Currently, I have videos recorded and edited through October 17^th. I just need to get them uploaded to TT, FB & YT. You can follow me on your favorite platform. If I am currently not unloading there, let me know, and I can fix that. Except for Truth Social and X, I refuse to post on those platforms. 🫢

I’m also waiting for the money to be deposited into my account so I can get a truck rental to move my belongings. I am looking for anyone other than U-Haul because I am not a fan of them letting people ride in the back of their vehicles. If you look online, you will understand why I am looking for anyone BUT them. 🚛🚚🚛📦

My week was pretty boring compared to yours, I am sure. All I did was make videos!

Well, I am off to eat lunch, watch The Love Boat, and work on character sheets for The Boat!

Have an amazing weekend, Fam, and remember how much this weirdo in Texas loves and appreciates you!

Love,

💜P 💜

PS. Hi sisters! 💜Hi Mom! 💜 Hi Cousins! 💜 I know you're reading. 💜I love you. 💜 Time for a bit of puff, puff pass, pass, but when you are alone, there is no pass, pass! 🌬️