Alexis Nikole Nelson Instagram – For those who are unfamiliar with BONES DAY vs NO BONES DAY, it has to do with a very ornery pug named Noodle (@showmenoodz) , and his talent manager @jongraz (who used to be my BOSS!) determining if we’re gonna have a good day. It’s… hard to explain, you should just go to their page and let Noodle’s geriatric wisdom wash over you. Then you’ll understand. BUT today was an exercise in building the day you want to have. I’ve dealt with depression and anxiety (and the cavalcade of other issues those two pack in their checked bags) for more of my life than I haven’t. I’m VERY GOOD at wallowing. If wallowing was a sport, I would’ve had another varsity letter to put with my one from the Bowling team 🤣 my bad days wrap me up like those winter coat and snowpant combos your parents put you in as a kid. Very hard to move. Really makes you wonder if playing in the snow is worth it. As I get older I’ve recognized that my happiest friends are the ones who meet the bad days with honesty and hope. We all will have bad days. Not acknowledging them won’t make them go away. But seeing them for what they are, and focusing on what will make the next hour, the next day, the next week better seems to be the name of the game. And today what made things better was a menu of barefoot time in the grass, night walks with my partner and dog (to eat more raspberries 🤣), reading a few plays, cooking a very delicious, very nutritious, and very unattractive meal, and reflecting on how insanely lucky I am to do what I do. OH! And seeing my face on TV in the new @tiktok commercial didn’t hurt either! 🤓