Another week gone and nearly into August. Yikes. Where is time GOING? I’m starting to jump weeks ahead in my mind, thinking about autumn and the nights drawing in. I want to carpe diem and ignore the feeling of summer slipping from my fingers. I don’t want to blink and it’s gone. Too much existentialism for a Monday. I’ll rein it in.
I do feel more in flow. For the last couple of weeks, more than I have in a while, I’ve had some get up and go. A pep in my step. Regardless of how last week went for you, I hope this week is peppy for us all.
I have so very nearly finished reading Our Wives Under The Sea. I’ve been so much slower with reading over the past few weeks. I think I said this already. I’ve been really busy. Actively trying to get out and enjoy the most of summer, saying Yes to absolutely everything. Reading has taken a bit of a backseat.
Something I did read was this Substack piece on whether we’re losing touch with reality. We’ve been propelled into the world of AI, battling with doom-scrolling fake news stories when we do go online and we’re apparently more distrustful of our society than ever before. Stark but worth the read.
Finally have Maremma booked to go for dinner. It’s pretty local to where I live and I’ve wanted to go for ages. The simple nudge it took was a gift voucher from my work for celebrating my two-year anniversary. When you’re not the one paying the allure is greater. Funny that. It’s Tuscan food. Fresh pasta made in-house daily. Yum.
As much as I wish it wasn’t constantly raining in July, listening to droplets bounce off the leaves of trees in my garden outside my bedroom window has been so soothing. I swear my heart rate dropped nearly into cardiac arrest I felt that relaxed. If we must continue to put up with the rain in the middle of our summer, I guess I’ll try to find some way to enjoy it. Positive thoughts.
I have a new pair of Dr Martens. I actually got them weeks ago and they’ve just been sitting taunting me in the corner of my living room. It’s not that I’m not grateful for them. Or even that I’m not excited to wear them. But the ordeal of wearing in a pair of Dr Martens is nothing short of hell. I’m not sure I’ll even survive another round of it. So, wish me luck.
Clinging onto the Barbie hype for a little while longer, today’s prompt is from the now record-breaking director Greta Gerwig. A few years ago in an interview, she said that boredom is pretty useful for creativity. When you let yourself get bored, your mind wanders to unknown depths in order to entertain you. Lean into it.
