Monthly Archive: November 2020

03
Nov
2020

WOKE

Distracting myself is a good excuse for writing here, no? It’s election night and for over a week my FB and Instagram feeds have been filled with images of people with masks and I voted stickers, and the word VOTE spelled out in flowers, paper, paint, rocks, you name it. I have permission from my boss to “come in” late to work tomorrow in the event that I stay up super late…which is kind of stupid, considering the time difference and the fact that we probably won’t know who has won before tomorrow at the EARLIEST. People keep asking me...

02
Nov
2020

THREE THINGS, MORE OR LESS

Things I need to STOP doing Doomscrolling Snacking Worrying about things I can’t control Things I need to START doing Being creative at home Spending quality time outside Portion control Things I need to CONTINUE doing Walking every day, no excuses Reading good books Showing the people I love that I love them Things I need to do MORE of Calling my mom, my sister, my brother, my son Spending time with my daughter Appreciating what I have Things I need to do LESS of Writing posts in my head instead of here Playing iPad games Taking too much on...

01
Nov
2020

ON AND OFF AGAIN

I didn’t set out on purpose to take a month-long break from writing here, but halfway though the month, even though I was constantly thinking about writing something, I sort of gave up and went with the flow. I suppose I still felt like I had nothing much to write about, even though that is precisely what writing here is FOR: random thoughts. But this past year, as for everyone, has really taken its toll, and that’s despite everything in my life being FINE. I am fine. We’re fine. Everything here is fine. But I still feel tired, fatigued, exhausted....