I awoke at 4am again. I would have looked at the ceiling, but I’ve learned that’s a poor choice. I contented myself with a side-eye peek at the clock in confirmation. My body is running an experiment that my conscious mind did not sign up for. Which comes first, the racing heartbeat or the anxious […]
Today does not seem to be a day for easy resilience. Unsurprisingly, I got in late last night from a rock concert. So my precious sleep was whittled down to six and a half hours, not enough for me, because this morning’s appointment with my fitness trainer was unchanged. That work I did, and well…but […]
I had my semi-monthly acupuncture this morning. (It’ll be in the afternoon next time. Mornings will be for writing!) One, I felt my hip-bones push my skin into the table. That’s not been a thing for quite some time. I gave it attention, just because it was different. Two, it wasn’t until I was back […]
It occurs to me, as I’m sitting in traffic, that older teens may be an under-researched factor in middle-aged weight gain. I’m stalled out, you see. It could be just me…multiple months of being hungry on purpose takes a toll on the prefrontal cortex, I’m sure. But there is a LOT more food laying around […]
Oh, I’m vain. I caught an appreciative grin from a man my son C’s age, and I’m pluming myself all the way to lunch. I’m mesmerized by a chance photo from last week, looking at muscle definition on my arms: have I been lifting weights that much? Another pair of pants goes in the too-big […]
Today I started celebrating my birthday by spending my parents’ money on trousers that fit my CURRENT shape. Yep, that has been A Thing…cinching and pinning the fabric on is not comfy. After a full day’s hunting and gathering? Seven pairs of trousers, a handful of tops, and two thoroughly frivolous handbags. A solid beginning […]
This has been interesting. I caught some bug, perhaps the flu, and spent all Friday in bed with books, magazines, and water. Reading all day wasn’t especially interesting — I do that anyway, more frequently than my conscience prefers. But running a (for me) fever, aching all over in a non-committal way, feeling too tired […]
…until the day’s out and the labor done.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning Greetings, sports fans! (That’s what my father used to say to us when we were smaller. I’ve never asked why the ‘sports fans,’ since he’s not especially sport-oriented. I like it regardless!) Today’s post is a finger exercise. Jen Louden brings all sorts […]
This week has operated even more poorly than usual! Having B in the house all day is, I think, throwing me off… I’ve noticed a similar thing when My Sweetie is home all day. I suspect I spend my days waiting for them to interrupt me, so that I don’t do anything that I might […]
Conserves, preserves, jam What if you could gather up motion, pick a field of momentum, then bring it home and simmer it in sugar to distill it down? Then pour it into hot boiled jars, quickly lidded, and set it aside to cool. To store, so that later you could open a container and spread […]
