So I accidentally became a minor celebrity in Bremer Bay today by finishing a puzzle that had been stumping the entire town for two months. What started as a quick bathroom stop at the community center turned into four and a half hours of hyperfocus on a thousand-piece orca puzzle that was basically fifty shades of blue. Now my photo's going in the local newsletter and apparently I've earned some street cred with the locals.

But that's just one slice of today. I also had wine and steak with Leo—my SAS-veteran-turned-hippie-farmer-turned-energy-healer friend—got stood up by an art teacher (but we're rescheduling), went for a freezing swim at the beach, and had one of those deep, emotionally mature phone conversations with my person that reminds me what healthy communication actually looks like. Tomorrow I'm learning to build rock walls, possibly getting an energy healing session, and trying not to skip out on weeding duties.

This is what happens when you let the day unfold without forcing it. Sometimes you meet everyone in a small town, sometimes you finish their puzzle, and sometimes you just vibe with whatever shows up.

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