For awhile I’ve wanted to share all my Wordle guesses and then create short short stories from them. I like to think of Wordle as a horoscope or journal prompt for me. I pick different starter words every day based on my mood or what’s on my mind. I love the creative journey! Hopefully I can make a habit out of sharing my guesses like I have been at playing the game and sharing scores with my group text of family who are equally invested in playing this game. 

From RIGID to MEDAL
This is the second most meaningful Wordle board after getting DREAM in just one try on Day 4 of The Virginia Film Festival when I was thinking of my temp role at VAFF as the DREAM JOB! 😴 💼 🎥 

RIGID is a word used to describe me by a therapist who now has a hearing scheduled in February 2023, two years and 5 months after I filed the complaint. All I wanted was a public record. I got it! ✔️🏅

I’m still trying to process what it means to finally get something I so desperately wanted: VALIDATION. Acknowledgement by an unbiased Board that what happened to me was either negligent or intentionally harmful (or “causing injury”).

It’s hard to believe that I finally received an email about the progress of my complaint after having the first phase of my exit interview with VAFF, when I connected these two events in my last post, I had no idea that this day would come while I was still working at the Festival.
 
Stay tuned for more about my desire for connections and finding meaning in my work - the writing, the therapy, and the job. 

I LOVE WORDLE! I even am making a bunch of wordle-themed Halloween costumes and Christmas cards. 

See more of my Wordle obssession including my favorite cartoons, screenshots of my boards, etc. 
agoodgroup.com/wordle.html


WELLNESS CHECK
by leah connor

If I don't share my Wordle score
Please send a wellness check to my door
I may be dead or captive

If Garmin shows me inactive
If I suddenly feel attractive
These are signs not to ignore
Please send a welfare check to my door

If I look rich instead of broke
If I see a bear that I can’t poke
If I never laugh at a joke
Please check in on me

If I stop being the squeaky wheel
If I quit obsessing about how I feel
If you think it’s worth the trek
Please check in on me

If my tweets seem jejune
If I text "no worries" or "soon”
If I speak without saying "I'm sorry”
If I'm not bold, anything but chary
If I rant without expletives
If I pass a test for stress
I may be under duress

If I pretend I don't care
Or write a blog but don't overshare
If I don't keep a promise
If I'm not brutally honest
If I can’t imagine the absolute worst
If I grab a Pepsi to quench my thirst
It’s not me

​If I don’t celebrate Christmas before Halloween
If I’m not a Hallmark-y glued to the tv screen

If I don’t lose something of value every day
Or fail to admit I‘m atheist before I pray

If I don’t offer to take the blame
If I don’t live off guilt and shame
It‘s not me

If I miss a chance to self-deprecate
And start showing up an hour late
It’s not me

If I avoid self checkout, trash Apple Pay
If I make the choice to leave today
It’s not me

If I ask for sex, but decline a hug
Cancel the doc who might prescribe a drug
It’s not me

If I love the chimes when there’s a breeze
If I see the forest instead of trees
It’s not me

If I decide to just let it go
If I stop admitting what I don’t know
It’s not me

If I’m ever satisfied without wanting more
If I don’t share my Wordle score
Please check in on me



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