I've spent most of today doing some tidying and decluttering. It feels nice to put things in their proper places. I love to anthropomorphize... I imagine my belongings feeling lost and alienated when they are scattered about all lackadaisical-like, and then feeling at peace once I return them to their homes. Sometimes that home is the trash can. :-) One thing I did that has made me feel soothed is... » Continue Reading
I haven't been on this website in about a year! I am glad to see it still exists, though sad that it seems to have fizzled out for a lot of people (like, um, me). It looks like not many people on my friends list are active anymore. My life has changed a lot since I last wrote on this blog. I'm not a teacher anymore, for one. I work at an animal rescue center now. I love my new job, though I feel a... » Continue Reading
I went to the studio today. I initially felt like crying because I didn't know where to begin in terms of setting up the room. It felt so strange and lonesome. I eventually was able to get started by doing it the Marie Kondo way-- emptying out all of the drawers and cabinets completely, throwing out unwanted objects, and then putting things away neatly and sensibly. This is the way I always end up... » Continue Reading
I miss being a teenager and walking into a Goodwill with $15 and leaving with an enormous armful of clothes. I miss buying floral rompers from the 80s and ripping the shoulder pads out. I miss trying on the most ridiculous + hideous items in the dressing room just for a laugh. I miss going to school the next day wearing the thrifted nightgowns and truly massive oversized cardigans and ratty suede ... » Continue Reading
Oh oh oh, I miss you. I miss the way life used to feel, wide open and full of things that broke my heart and yet filled me with euphoria. I miss being passionate and soft. I miss the whirlwind way we used to love each other. I want to go back to being easy to impress and carelessly loving. Why can't I go back? Why have I been stuck here for so long? If this too shall pass, then why isn't it passin... » Continue Reading
Today was a pretty good day. My boyfriend was visiting. We went to a new cafe and got a breakfast burrito and a smoothie that was yummy scrumboes: a banana berry treat. Then we went to Trader Joe's, which I don't go to often anymore these days because I order most of my groceries online due to the pandemic. It is so interesting how much more fun it can be to shop for simple things like food once d... » Continue Reading