It's another beautiful day today. The birds are chirping. Hubby and I are so happy with how our deck turned out and our flowers and furniture. I think the local birds hang out more around our little backyard area because it's much prettier than our neighbors'. Unfortunately, that also leads to an occasional bird crap on our deck. Birds can be so disrespectful sometimes!

Yesterday I went to my first Meet Up. It was the Childfree women Meet Up I mentioned. There were six of us. Most ladies were quite pleasant and I enjoyed talking to them. We met first for lunch, then walked to the university museum for a tour. We were actually too late for the tour, so we toured it without a guide. One of the ladies was quite knowledgeable about art history, so she was a worthy substitute. I was happy the museum wasn't busy. The campus was packed with people for graduations.

When the Meet Up ended, we gave the customary "It was so nice to meet you's" but no one seemed to schedule any personal follow-ups. It's so difficult to make friends, even in this way. The hope is to see them again at another one of these Meet Up gatherings. As far as the ages and profiles of the attendees, there were two of us in our late 40s, a woman maybe in her late 50s, and three others in their late 20s to 30s. I was perhaps the only one currently married, other than maybe the 50 something year old lady. They were talking a bit about the dating scene, which I have no clue about anymore. The way they describe dating sounds just horrible to me. I did not mention anything about being on disability or MI. I talked about the past and present interests/work only.

Tomorrow I go to a Tuesday Write-in at a cafe. That will likely involve less socialization, since we're there to write. I'll bring my laptop. Who knows what may happen.

I see my psychiatrist today. I'll tell him that I've been feeling quite good and a lot more physically active. He'll be happy to hear that! I have been getting very tired earlier than usual and sleeping like a rock, more hours than my usual 7-9 hours. Maybe lowering my Seroquel XR again would be a good idea. Or maybe he'll increase my new Latuda. I'll share what happens later. I'll see him again in three weeks, then perhaps not for several because he always takes a long summer vacation.

I need to start studying French again. I decided to finish out my three remaining paid private classes. Then I'll stop with him and join the group classes at the French school in September. I have been practicing French with hubby. I made a French recipe the other day (written all in French) and saw a French movie last night.