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Today is the one-month anniversary of my Blursday.

No, a Blursday is NOT a day when my vision and/or thinking and/or emotions are fuzzy and unfocused because of alcohol and/or COVID-19 isolation–although I certainly have had days like those.

A Blursday is a Thursday when our favorite podcast, Too Beautiful Too Live (TBTL), gives a shout-out to listeners with a birthday. Regular Amy Blog readers (okay, me) may remember I wrote about Blursday when I set myself the quest to have Chad’s birthday acknowledged as a Blursday: Happy Blursday Chad!

Well, Chad returned the favor and arranged for MY 50th birthday to get a shout-out on TBTL..And here’s the thing: He said I was hot.

So yes, this means I can never (justifiably, at least) complain about him not giving me compliments again.

Actually, even more beautifully and powerfully, Chad said I was BRAVE.

Okay, I haven’t actually been brave enough to really ask him what he meant by that. That could unleash a lot of feels. But I’m pretty sure it’s one of the highest compliments I’ve ever been paid, and something I want to aspire to when I am feeling scared, in situations with small and big consequences. Especially in situations where I’m scared to open myself up to emotions and caring about other people because I might get hurt. Especially during the apocalypse, where I might have to eat NON low-calories foods.

I think Chad said I was brave knowing that I often have unrational fears and anxieties. And that I often make questionable fashion and style choices.

It reminds me of the Winnie-the-Pooh to Piglet quote:

“If there’s a tomorrow when we’re not together, there is something you must remember: You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”

Winnie-the-Pooh to Piglet, A.A. Milne

Here is my very selective/half-assed transcript of my Blursday shout-out. You can actually listen to the episode and fact-check me (and hey, you should totally be listening to this wonderful and funny podcast right now, especially during the apocalypse) here: https://www.tbtl.net/episode/2020/02/27/3107-a-glass-elevator-of-emotion. Depending on what platform you’re listening on, my Blursday shoutout is at 1:06:18.

• Co-Bro Andrew: Chad in Minneapolis would like to wish a happy 50th to his 11th (TBTL speak for spouse/partner) Amy… “Amy is my best friend–smart, funny, brave and kind, cover your ears…hot…She likes TBTL but doesn’t necessarily get it. (Andrew talked about my donation for Chad’s Blursday).
• Host Luke: Donate on behalf of somebody you love and just walk away.
• Andrew: Amy also filled out a “10 of the week (Fan of the Week) on behalf of Chad but we couldn’t include it..I just wanted Chad to know just how much Amy does love him and Chad loves Amy.
• Luke: I love money.

I love money, and I love Chad, and I love TBTL. It’s probably going to be a good thing for me to be reminded of how much I love Chad when we are both quarantined together and trying to successfully navigate our teeny-tiny kitchen which we both apparently want to both be in 24/7 and Chad doesn’t know how to close cupboard doors and I don’t know how to open bags of food without destroying them.

And now, thanks to my apocalypse schedule and Chad setting me up with a podcast app (Stitcher) and taking longish walks rather than running, I will probably be listening to more TBTL and finding blog inspiration in it. At least that will be some variation to blogging about COVID-19.

Or maybe Chad and I really will start our own podcast before the world ends. Stay tuned!

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