Clay

Every morning I wake up to a blinding light because I refuse to install blinds in my bedroom. The sun is my alarm and also my alarm is a clock radio playing WXPN. Also, the backlit, fake stained glass window at the church across the street from me shines brightly into my room every night. I should get blinds, but I fear if I get blinds my plants will die, and that simply cannot happen because for some reason the decor theme in my room is PLANTS.

I stare at my collection of sweaters that are all very similar but different… to me. I choose a black cable knit number and head downstairs to make my coffee for the day. Taking this photo has inspired me to pack a bag and walk over to Buffalo Exchange for a purge, So if you see anything you like, head over there in the next 1-2 weeks.

I say good morning to this paper mache crab that I found in my parents’ attic a few years ago. “I have no clue where that came from” is what my mom said when I asked if I could take it. I can only hope that the crab and disco ball combo make the Airbnb next door think I’m someone’s funky aunt and not just a late 20s transplant from Virginia.

At 9am, I log in to work for the day, where I spend 8 hours designing speed humps and taking away street parking from the people of various cities across the mid-atlantic to put in bike lanes. It’s important for my sanity that I have this three monitor setup so that I can constantly have subway surfers footage rolling to keep me focused.

Today is one of the exciting days where the “center city heads” group chat actually gets it together and agrees to meet for “business woman lunch” which is a very technical term for getting lunch with other people during the work day. I walk over to my friend Caroline’s building where there is a very swanky atrium and pass by my favorite sidewalk panel in my neighborhood. 

I take the bus home because it is extremely windy and I also took too long of a lunch break, then I wrap up the work day and head over to my Friend Shiv’s house to watch the finale of Dragula. Sadly Shiv and his fiancee are moving to Seattle in two weeks, so they tell us to choose anything in their place we’d like to take home. I immediately am drawn to a ceramic goose figurine and then my eye catches a side table to end all side tables. The photo below shows where I placed him and I am very open to name suggestions for my new pet! 

I forgot to take any photos that included my own image, so here is a mirror selfie from DECEMBER 4th featuring a mirror made by my youngest sister:

Clay is a stay at home mom with a terrifying secret…. Occasionally he does comedy and helps produce drag shows in Philly. DM him on instagram if you hate cars and love bikes @claysub