i am grateful for:
1) feeling kind of emotionally after-the-storm before the storm. it would be a poor objective correlative in my-life-as-novel. i feel like i’m plucking deck chairs from trees today. so maybe that will make the storm feel cool. like it’s just rinsing away the rest.
2) saturday. just lying on the sofa. i finished “seating arrangements” by maggie shipstead. it’s full of very unlikeable characters, but it was good to read something that considered things like objective correlatives, themes, and the web that weaves each person together. not a likeable book, but a consumable one.
3) the katy perry movie. seriously. so effing well done inspiring: her dream was to sing a song on stage wearing something sparkly and have everyone sing along. she wants people to leave her concerts feeling happy and inspired. she has a dress made of swirling peppermint candy. and a leotard of light-up candy buttons. and it all feels very authentic. like she was born to be the best melt-in-your-mouth, do-your-dreams pop star evar. and she is.
4) having a husband who says things like, “i’m just adoring you.”
5) sleeping till 9.
6) a re-discovery of cinnamon toast. like this: toast whole-grain, organic bread. apply ghee. shake plenty of cinnamon. drizzle honey from linda and nelson’s beehives (or, you know, wherever). blend with butter knife. crunch! yum!
7) meditating more.
8) the political season coming to an end soon. praying for it to be a peaceful one.
9) joe fresh, the clothing store. cheap as h&m but better. good scores last night included hot pink paisley cords for $39. a good this-week-sucked mood booster.
10) speaking up in meetings where people are being less than helpful. if i did that at my old company, it would have gotten ugly and shut down fast. it’s sweet to allow myself a voice, and to have that voice be welcome by at least some.
11) red leaves.
12) so much work to do this weekend, but i have coffee, pears, and nighttime snuggles.
13) halloween in park slope.
