So today I’m feeling a bit mystical, a bit ascetic (they are so parallel), monk in the desert, contemplative Elijah in his mountain getaway, curling up to talk to Mother God. Like the writers curled in the caves in Borges’ The Immortal. From the mouth of Gabriel: Sufjan Stevens Genesis: Grimes Kill Your Heroes: AWOLNATION Vesuvius: Sufjan Stevens […]
I have 4 years of successful therapy under my belt, so I know a thing or two about how to to calm myself down when uber-stressed. I’m also a very visual person, so I’ve always had visions of myself. Before these 4 years of successful therapy, the vision of my life was that I was […]
Tuesday mornings carry some weight in our little family. My husband works a later day and is home with E until late morning. They call these mornings, “Toast Tuesdays.” C makes a mound of toast with grape jelly and then he and E sit together over the ottoman and eat their toast while watching Sports Center […]
Bath salts, essential oils, eucalyptus and spearmint soap and I’m taking a relaxing soak. To draw the stress toxins (that nasty cortisol) out of my body, to try to realign my spirit, self, mind, emotions. I want this bath to be a step out of time, purely pleasure and restorative, purely sensory. It’s not. (Most of you, […]
Last Week of December Anti-dry mouth mouthwash. Lemon extract, peppermint extract. Fleece zippered jacket, red (red because it was my mom and my sister that finally convinced me to shed the black and wear color again, years ago. I bought a red dress to start with.) Hats: purple fedora with sequins (a favorite picture of […]
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