Another weekly round-up of stuff. Actually had a good week on the whole. It was a new moon last Monday and my housemates and I spent the evening burning things we wanted to let go of and set about writing down some intentions for ourselves. Very witchy. But it had the desired effect. Last week I felt a bit lighter, more determined and had some get-up-and-go that I hadn’t seen in a while. It was good to have a bit of momentum. I hope it stays. At least until the full moon next week when us witches can regroup.
I was craving some fiction that I could get sucked into, something with mystery or a bit of a twist. I’m now halfway through Our Wives Under The Sea by Armfield and loving it so far. Miri’s wife Leah returns from a deep sea expedition that went wrong. She’s acting strange and isn’t the same as before the trip. The chapters bounce back and forth between the different points of view of Miri and Leah, Miri’s in the present and Leah’s in the past as the disaster unfolds. Pretty hooked by Armfield’s focus on the ambiguity of what lies at the very bottom of the ocean floor. It’s got me wanting to read everything that we do know, and also watch Atlantis.
There’s an article I bookmarked the other day about kids calling their parents by their first names. It explores how it is met with a united sense of disapproval on a global scale. I thought it sounded a bit silly. It’s nice to read something more lighthearted, especially given how existential and crisis-centred the news in general can be.
How fucking good, and I cannot stress this enough, is Tiramisu? It’s the perfect dessert. Not too sweet and sickly, but still indulgent. The Goldilocks of desserts. Just right. My sister and I shared one yesterday. I made us eat it with teaspoons so that it would last longer.
Last week, I got six nuisance calls all from the same number. I know should just block it, but every time I forget until it happens again. I feel like junk mail, spam texts and nuisance calls are on the rise and it’s exhausting. Perhaps people are addicted to being annoying. Is there a junk mailers anonymous group? Would just love to see reformed spammers out there becoming a force for good you know. Turning their lives around and not harassing me.
I saw a quote the other day that said ‘be YOUnique’ and I nearly threw up. Had to get that off my chest. I listen to the Daily Pep podcast every morning. Meg Kissack is a self-proclaimed “rebel-rouser” who dishes out a small dose of encouragement every weekday. This morning she rounded off by saying, “Here’s to doing the uncomfortable but necessary things - we’re doing better than we think we are”.
