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I made this cake today!

April Fools’! 

Yes, after recently challenging (forcing, to be more accurate) myself to write holiday-themed blog posts for thirty days in a row, here I am, once again blogging based on a holiday. Blogging, for a holiday that I’m not particularly into (I don’t think April Fools’ Day was much of a thing in my youth) with a “hoax” that isn’t particularly impressive (or funny). 

But, I haven’t blogged in a while, and I’m starting to feel a little desperate to. So, I took an easy route–and it would be quite stunning, (for many reasons, including the fact that we use our oven for cracker and chip storage) if I made a cake. 

Assuming I had the graphic art skills and wanted to put the effort into it, I could have come up with a hoax/joke that was more interesting. But putting aside the question of time and talent, the jokes I can think of feel a bit hatery (“ha ha–wouldn’t it be funny if I implied I was into football because I’m so not into THAT”) or like a New Year’s Resolution in reverse (I gave up drinking!…I cleaned and organized our house!…I’m no longer mindlessly snacking…NOT!)

I even thought of a hoax that made me feel like a sad failure: StanLee and the cats now get along and we no longer have to live in a house with a permanent barricade!…Sigh. 

Despite what I just wrote, I’m really not depressed by April Fools’ day. Mostly, it’s fun, and a little inspiring, to think about the Hoax Amy–the person I’m currently not, and don’t really want to be, but maybe will be someday. 

Really, what’s the difference between an aspirational and a hoax persona? Motivation? Humor? Time? Deep fake skills?

Or maybe I’ll just become totally accepting of who I am right now. 

April Fools!