cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

I am a person who loves sequins, rhinestones, and glitter.
I am a person who believes in the Oxford comma.
I am a person who loves books, weird music, and looking at sunny days but not actually being out in the sun because sunburns are terrible, yo.
I am a person who learns quickly, unless it's something about how my head, heart, or body works. Then all bets are off.
I am a determined person. I am a generous person. I am a creative person.
I am a person who loves her kids, even when they're being pills.
I am a person who enjoys wine, hard cider, or beer. There is no correlation between this and the previous statement.
I am a person who is darn good at her job.
I am a person who is likeable.
I am a person who is trying to be a better person. I don't always succeed, but I keep trying.
I am a person with anxiety, with depression, with several extra pounds around my middle, with not enough savings in the bank, with a serious audiobook addiction, and with far, far too many books in the To Be Read pile.
I am a person who is trying desperately to counter the jerkbrain as soon as it comes up with reasons that I am not these things.
I am a person in PJs with meds taken, lavender oil applied, and water boiling for tea. I am a person who will have a bowl of ice cream, thank you very much, and then try to go to bed early and listen to the Slow German podcast as I fall asleep.  
I am a person who is fed up with this headache and fed up with friends' pets being sick (why can't animals stay healthy forever?!).
I am a person who has friends.

...I like this a lot better than saying "I am not ____". Inclusive feels pretty good tonight. Ice cream sounds pretty good, too.

Be gentle with yourself, internet. You're doing the best you can.

Day: [shrill alarm buzzing] Hey! Don't you have a stupid-early meeting today?

Me: Grumblemumbleughsnoozebutton

Day: Okay, have a snooze with some cracked out dreams.

Day: ...Um, you need to get up now.

Day: Sabine? You there? Your alarm is off and you need to get up.

Me: Oh, hey. Thanks for that. I'm-a go drink some coffee now, 'kay? What's with the cracked out dreams right before I wake up, anyway? 

Day: Eh, I figure that's the only time when you'll actually remember. Did you like it?

Me: It was a bit distressing, but also interesting. Neat imagery.

Day: No problem! Hey, check it out - the coffee should be good this morning, you still have good cereal, and Downwood did prep bento cooking for you last night!

Me: Awesomesauce!

Day: Also, if you're okay with it, I think your bangs should be all weird today, but the rest of your hair can be okay.

Me: It's cool. I have a new hat I'd like to wear.

Day: Excellent! Here, you can have all the accessories and clothes clean that make the hat possible.

Me: What are you planning?

Day: Nothing! I just feel bad about Monday and yesterday's slump at the end of the day. Emi turned it around last night and I feel like I should, too.

Me: Oh. All right then. Hey, do we have enough prepped food in the fridge that I can put together our bentos in fewer than seven minutes?

Day: But of course! Check it out!

Me: Sweeeet.

Day: So I plan on having it rain for a lot of today, but I'll hold it off until you get to work. It's a good thing you're leaving a couple minutes early, since I plan on putting some slow people in front of you. You'll get good radio reception with interesting conversation, though. Is that okay?

Me: Hey, that's not too shabby? What's my day look like?

Day: Lots of meetings. Liek whoa. But that project you've been working on that people are stressing about? Yeah, that's going to go reasonably smoothly this morning. Also, your early call won't ask you for input until your tea has a chance to start kicking in.

Me: I'm optimistic.

Day: Oh, yeah. Be sure to hit Wall of Green on your way home for your new meds. I'll do my best to make any new side effects be not so bad.

Me: All Hail Wednesday!

Day: Amen.