Even before I was old enough to have a job in the traditional sense, working on the weekends, particularly Saturdays, was a concept I knew well. Many a Saturday morning, I woke up at a decent time (not by my own accord), perused the "to-do list" written by my mother, and with my sisters we … Continue reading The Problem of Saturday
Here we are in the beginning of April. Sure, spring technically comes in March, but April really shows the sun coming up earlier and going to bed later, like it's too excited for the day to sleep any longer than necessary. Like it's coming out of hibernation. I share the sentiment. In March, we hit … Continue reading March wrap-up + the need for silence
It's okay to step away from something, even if you've been doing it for years. Especially if you've been doing it for years. It's something I've been trying to tell myself. Unfortunately, some of my time that I've rediscovered as I've stepped away from commitments is steeped in guilt, kind of like the half-drunk mug … Continue reading You are not your calendar
If 2020 has taught me anything, it's that we humans make life so much more complicated and difficult than it needs to be. Is there anything more basic to life than waking up with the sun, eating, and observing life around us? As I write this, I'm taking advantage of (probably) seasonal spring-ish weather in … Continue reading Simple life in 2021
We are approaching the longest night and shortest day of the year. I always focus on the night part. https://www.goodfon.com/wallpaper/laplandiya-finlyandiya-zima-sneg-5978.html Winter twilight produces some of the weirdest light. Night comes on fast, especially if it's a day like today where skies have been gray and heavy with frozen precipitation. At one point, there is still … Continue reading Twilight as liminal space
As we near the end of 2020, this is the time I can look back and catalog in my mind my experience with reading this year. Without a doubt, a pandemic will naturally give some more time to read, and that's what happened to me. We are not super extroverted social people in the first … Continue reading Fear and guilt and why I read
Knowing that I did not stick with my planned to-be-read list for November, I'm giving myself some leeway for December. Here are my TBRs: In November, I read 5 books, almost 6 if you count the overlap of my first foray into the Cosmere of Brandon Sanderson: Mistborn: The Final Empire. One book that I … Continue reading November Reads & December TBR
Looks at calendar. Um, what? It's the middle of November already? A little unbelievable if you ask me. So far this month, I've read three books, two of which I had planned on reading and one that I kind of planned on reading, but then actually did, thanks to the library's grab-and-go curbside service. And … Continue reading November TBR Update
I don't normally write for this blog on my work laptop and I usually have my Sunday post done by now, but my personal laptop seems to be dead. At least for now. Quite a bummer, too, because I was working on a very cozy vibe for a mid-autumn Sunday morning - complete quiet, a … Continue reading Boundaries
I spared a moment of generosity this week and placed my leftover candy in the main office at work. I'd been stealing "fun size" candy for days now, weeks. I had originally bought it for a meeting I had this month, thinking, "Yeah, Elizabeth, you can control yourself with candy in the room. Just three … Continue reading 154 days
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