More apocalypse, less angst
Last night I cleaned up my sewing room a little bit – mostly because it had gotten too messy to do anything in, but also because Brian’s family are coming to town and I like to tidy up before people descend. It’s not even… Continue Reading “Post #2031: Sewing, yarning, cleaning, planning”
Having done two (short) residential meditation retreats, I now feel qualified to say that I *always* have a rough re-entry to the world after three or four days of silent meditation. I mean, who wouldn’t right? After four days of forest, silence, lovely dharma… Continue Reading “Post #2030: Crash landing”
I’m having a profound-realization day since discovering that there is actually a condition know as Reverse Seasonal Affective or Summer-onset Seasonal Affective Disorder. A few years ago, I identified a particular kind of cyclic mood issue that seemed to show up mostly in August, and carry… Continue Reading “Post #2025: Discovering a new quirk”
Last night my husband (a little drunk from drinking Old Fashioneds in the yard with our friend Jon) came to bed and said a bunch of things that were very sweet – including the line “I don’t have a bucket list, because I can’t… Continue Reading “Post #2024: Why I don’t have a bucket list”
Here are the things which bring me the greatest happiness these days: time spent with my partner meditation making things – knitting and crochet at the moment time spent with friends and family lifting heavy weights at the gym and zumba classes picking blueberries… Continue Reading “Post #2023: Thoughts on what brings happiness”