I lost my wallet the other day.

I'm pretty careless with my stuff - I'll leave things around the house where I'll likely end up forgetting where I put them. Keys, wallet, phone - the essential pocket cargo. A sign of ADHD I think, as I've been like this my whole life. But most of the times I'll stumble across it again in my day to day activities, leaving it in a place I'll usually end up again sometime that day. A few minutes of searching results in finding my little personal treasures and getting going.

But this time my wallet has been gone for over a week. I've turned my house upside down looking for it, along with everywhere else I frequent. My personal office, my local theater, the grocery store, the parking lot of the shopping center I visited once that week. Nothing. It's gone.

Now that sucks already, no one likes losing a wallet. It had a lot of important stuff in there, obviously. All my bank cards, cash (though admittedly I have little of lol), my license, passport card - not to mention a Polaroid photo I loved of my girlfriend we took on a very special trip. Along with that, cards of the places I frequent, and memories of exciting times. I have a few stickers and cards I acquired from Pico Day 2024 in there. Little sacred items that mean nothing to anyone else, just gone.

Worst part was is that wallet was *beautiful*. Probably weird to say about a wallet - but it really was a tiny work of art in my pocket. It was from a little hand crafted store in San Juan, Puerto Rico. One of a kind, in a way. It really caught my eye because it was all sorts of colors, bright and inviting. My favorite little detail was the rainbow thread that stitched the inside of the wallet together. It's dumb really, but I guess I really felt a connection to it. It was a wonderful gift from my loving partner.

I don't have any photos of it - sadly. I now wish I had at least something. But I did a little tribute so I wouldn't forget it's bright colors. Not a huge deal, and something that will easily pass. It's just a little item, nothing life changing. My cards are already canceled, new ID coming in and all that. The important things are dealt with. But I guess emotionally, I feel like I lost something important. This is my little cope post to deal with it.

Bye, wallet. Wherever you are! :sob:

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