In February, I published some self-care techniques for ladies living under what was then a new Trump administration. Now, it’s been a year since he was elected.
A YEAR.
If you didn’t vote for Trump, each day of this year has been worse than the one before. His tenure has brought on a relentless onslaught of stomach-churning news. For me, it’s been a year of learning how far the presidential tentacles extend and Googling questions like, “Can the President really break up the 9th Circuit Court?” or “Why don’t we have a psychiatric exam for all presidential candidates?” and “Will I still have access to Netflix in Greenland?”
There’s only so much one human brain can take in a year before it breaks. So it might be time for more self-care techniques. Here are a few that have proven effective for me:
1. Drink. Just fucking drink everything. When you wake up and open Twitter and it tells you your President is ending protection for Dreamers, but told Congress to figure out a way to continue to protect them, it may cause some exasperation. So just fucking drink. Oh, is it 6 am? I don’t give a fuck. Have a Bloody Mary. Have a mimosa—they’re festive as fuck. Drink them until you have to ask your partner who’s president. Oh, are they glaring at you while they’re getting ready for work? Fuck them. They still remember who’s president. You’re winning.