I crave the feeling of being a swaddled baby again
No worries
No responsibilities
No thoughts
Just fighting the urge to fall asleep, trying to escape my comfortable prison, and happily surrendering
FOOD
Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food
grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread
different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.
some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit
SHELTER
Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment
sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it
Some churches offer short term residence
Find your nearest homeless shelter
Look for places that are open to the public
A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry
HYGIENE
A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.
Public libraries have bathrooms you can use
Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.
Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver
Local beaches, go for a quick swim
Some truck stops have showers you can pay for
Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet
Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket
OTHER
first aid kit
sunscreen
a travel alarm clock or watch
mylar emergency blanket
a backpack is a must
downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards
sleeping bag
travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror
swiss army knife
can opener
Here, have a cookie, don’t mind the size.
Saturday, November 9th
9:01 PM
From the finished Tea poll results this is what I will have to drink tomorrow morning, will update when made (i had to turn the percentages into measurements):
Tea: (1/3 cup, 5 tbs + 1 tsp)
Milk: (2 tbs + 1 tsp)
Sugar: (1.5 tbs)
Cream: (1 tbs)
Honey: (1/4 cup, 3 tbs + 1 tsp)
Vanilla Extract: (1/4 cup + 1 tsp)
Hot Water: (1/2 cup, 6 tbs + 1 tsp)
I’m scared
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Sunday November 10th, 10:49 am
Edit: hate to be a flake but I don’t think I’d be able to do this because:
1. I only have a small bottle of vanilla extract and I don’t want to waste pretty much all of It on a possible disaster (and the vanilla extract isn’t cheap)
2. The thought of drinking something like 1/4 of a cup of VANNILA EXTRACT is puke worthy
If any brave or crazy soul out there wants to do this, let me know how it goes