#1 - You know how maybe you have this one thought or worry that you forget for weeks at a time, but then keeps you up in the middle of the night? Mine - the one that I think is "real" - is dealing with my aunt's house someday. (She doesn't have children.) There are a long list of reasons that I will not go into here why this concerns me, but to say the least it is a decrepit piece of property.
I had the thought quite a while ago to consult the Realtor who helped me find my condo, and who is now a friend, for her thoughts on this, before it is a more imminent issue. Usually Realtors are busy in the spring, so I just asked her today if I could take her to lunch and pick her brain about this.
We are meeting next week.
#2 - "Nighthawk" that is the word The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig uses to describe the thought like above, which you forget for weeks, but then strikes you late at night.
This book is delightful and full of new words for emotions. For example, "nodus tollens: the feeling that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore."
#3 - I returned home from being away for the summer late last week. One of my jobs I started immediately, but it is a slow start up. The second I gave myself a 2 week buffer.
I am so glad about that, I've had the time to address things that keep popping up- making a phone call which involved hold for a while about a couple confusing financial things, talking to the property manager about the bathroom fans (which are central) which still aren't working...
None of the things I've needed to address have been any sort of emergency, they just take time.
#4 - I bought this 4L Seeker water storage thing for camping a couple years ago. However from the start it gave my water a funny taste. I tried a couple things suggested online. Eventually the company sent me a new one along with some other things to try. One was to fill it with milk for 24 hours in the fridge and then wash it out. I wrote back, "Whole milk? Skim? Any preference? I'll try it."
That was last March. Today I finally just bought a gallon of whole milk and am giving it a try.
#5 - I did not look in the mirror much this summer. There was a small medicine cabinet sized mirror in my room that I saw my face in every day, but that's it. I've been surprised at how much more I am seeing myself now. I felt more confident in my skin without the mirrors.
I thought about this in a yoga class last week and again today in a barre class. I am overall happy with and grateful for my body
and
I'm not sure all the mirrors are helpful.
