the best (moderately okay) thing ever happened yesterday! i got my glasses! it's amazing how much i can see now. the people at the glasses shop seemed unaccustomed to having a client as excited to be wearing her glasses as i was, but seriously, how can people not be pumped? my greatest selfish fear is that i will one day lose my vision, and so to have my vision improved makes me the happiest (nerdiest) girl in the world! call me four-eyes. i love it.

so robin got fired from greenpeace which is exceptional for a few reasons. one: people like robin don't get fired from anything. they are amazing, and so when they stop working for a place, it should be on their own accord. two: i signed up for greenpeace only to have robin get fired and her move to carolyn's. there goes trying to help this planet. three: robin and i have gotten quite strong over the course of this year in working outside constantly, so we easily could have beaten up every single person who works for greenpeace. i know because i met some of them. why didn't we? there's still time.

if nothing else this nine months of living in new zealand has taught me that everything actually does happen for a reason. i just can't yet see the outcome for robin leaving wellington. the answer may come today or tomorrow or in two years, but there will be a reason. there always is.

it's raining this morning in wellington, as it often does, and i am the only one awake in our house. i have a cup of tea nestled between my knees and hair that hasn't been washed in three days. i feel cozy, safe, and happie, as i should. because gratefully, always gratefully, i am.

love,
maggie