I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a sore neck. It sort of felt like the time I had strep throat last May. I’m not sick and it’s fine now, but I wonder if it’s because I’ve been working late (10 or 11 is late for me, especially with my half hour drive home) or because of stress or because I’m slowly getting sick. I tried to drink a lot of water today. I don’t know if that helped, but it surely made me go to the bathroom. I wish I had somewhere outside to sit and be happy. I used to love to be outside, but ever since we moved to Texas I don’t go outside unless I have to. It’s always so so hot and humid outside here, I hate it. I’ve been watching a lot of backyard-transformation shows from BBC America, and I want something like that, with the English weather and all. I liked it in Dallas because there are seasons up there instead of Hot, Freakin Hot, and Not So Hot But Still Nasty. I wish we would’ve been rich enough to buy a real house with already-grown trees and a cozy little backyard we could make beautiful. I have so many dreams but I don’t think many of them will come true. I feel sometimes that I over-aspire. I know I can’t do everything I want to, but I can always try. I just don’t know where to start.