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Where Did June Go?
FYI — it was not “lost”
I don’t consider months “lost” when it’s near the end of a month and I’m having trouble thinking back about what I did.
I didn’t “lose” it, I just didn’t get everything done that I thought I would get done. Part of that is aging, part of that is weather related, and part of that is just me.
As long as I stay in my own space, for me, months do not get lost, time does not fly; nor does it lag. I have 24 hours in a day, except for some of those days where we do weird things to catch up with the universe.
If I had spent a lot of June on a beach reading, at least I would know I spent a lot of time on the beach reading … and that would've been memorable because I would have had to pack, I would have had to get the car ready, I would have had to find a place to go that would take my dog etc ... so I would've remembered that — instead I just hung around and did what I did. Some of the month had very hot weather, which I can't be out in, some of the month had very dirty air, which I could not be out in. I was having trouble being inside during that time but outside…
