A friend introduced me to this today and it’s super cute and wholesome. The last thing I need is another reason to Be on my phone, but I justified it because it’s winter time.
I picked a micropet just for you!
(Let me know if you want an invite w/micropet)
Hydration ritual. A lovely vessel makes drinking water that much more of a pleasure.
Book Recommendation: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder, either the text only or graphic edition. Check your local library!
I have been guilty of “not caring” about history, and not considering how it has impacted my life, especially when I was younger. I see so much relevance now, and why it’s so important. And even though as I read I often found myself thinking, “I already do that, this is already important to me,” there was still plenty to ponder, and to consider (and reconsider) some of my own actions. We live in interesting times. Sometimes we need a reminder of what is beneficial, and what to be wary of. What to work toward, and what to fight against. What is suffering, and what is merely discomfort.
It might be an “eat your veggies” kind of read, but that’s just doing something that’s good for you – you deserve it.
Some of these may not be what you assume at first glance. The list is nothing without the descriptions. I hope this encourages you to give it a read.
From On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder:
On this day, ten years ago
Snow day today, but it doesn’t make much difference to me as I already have Mondays off.
My friend wrote some song lyrics and gave them to me to come up with some music for them. This is what I ended up with:
Title: Melancholy Cocktail
Written by: Wade Kelly
Music by: Marsha Amanova
This is SUCH a good book.
Last night I started carving some pottery…
Today was one of those days when I didn’t have to leave the house, so I didn’t.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Jane Austen
Big delivery today!
Pizza night
Unfurling a new leaf
We have a rotating art gallery at the library and the current hooked rug display is both bright and cozy – perfect for dreary January
We recently watched a documentary about the The New Yorker (recommend!) and it made me want to read it. Well-written long form articles made by humans? Yes!
Thanks to the free Libby library app – I can subscribe. It’s not as satisfying as a paper copy, but it’s still a good read when I need a break from whatever book I’m reading and I want something erudite and current. 🎩🧐
Sick day
Wordle 1,657 2/6*
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Wordle in 2 – Happy New Year!
Reading wrap-up on StoryGraph
Booked a gig
Uh oh
And while Mary Alice thought she had failed because she was lying in her bed, she was doing exactly what she should have been doing. Stepping back. Resting instead of performing. Gathering her strength.
I always think of animals at times like this. They know how to lie down and just watch the world go by. Because they don’t speak with words, they don’t trip themselves up, trying to figure out what they’ve done wrong. They’ve done nothing wrong. They are content to spend every day living. Life is just as dangerous for them as it is for us, but they don’t spend years worrying about the inevitable. And don’t tell me they don’t know they’re going to die someday. They do.
So, who is the smarter creature?
The Spirit of Scatarie by Lesley Crewe
Merry Christmas
Just in time
