On December 21st, 2023, I turned 34 years old. I celebrated my birthday by booking the nicest room I could afford at a hot spring resort here in California. I packed a few outfits, my tiniest bikini, my wig of the month, my favorite snacks from Trader Joe’s, and drove about 3 hours into the desert where I would be resting in a beautiful suite with my ow…
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