Hello at long last.
My son started school last week. For the first time in 17 months he will be in school full-time, in the building and out of the house. Closures, quarantines, and remote school are still a possibility as we move along, but I am so grateful to have rediscovered some time and space for myself nonetheless. My brother has started taking long solo walks while his kids are in school. It feels like such a gift to care for ourselves as individuals once again.
We enjoyed a very low-key summer here at home. We bought a hammock.
I turned 40 and hosted a small dinner party. It felt so wonderful to cook for friends after such a long hiatus…
As a birthday gift to myself I bought two of these beautiful Convivial minimal pasta bowls that fit right in with all of my Heath coupe dinnerware…
After a very dry summer (and a record heatwave) the temps have started to cool here in Seattle and it feels like fall, still my favorite season - a good time to regroup and begin again.
I’ve been reading a lot and am fully engrossed in Sally Rooney’s latest, Beautiful World, Where Are You. She is a master and I can’t put it down…
I recently listened to Tim Ferriss’s conversation with neurobiologist Dr. Andrew Huberman. They talk at length about optimizing sleep, using our body to control the mind and reduce anxiety among other things. I learned so much and highly recommend it…
I also just revisited the endearing film The Lunch Box. It is a special one and you can rent it here.
Just as I sometimes still feel a bit awkward socializing and carrying on a conversation these days, I feel a bit out of practice writing here after so many months away. But it feels good to return to this space.
A parting quote I’ve been thinking about:
“The habitual tendency when things get tough is that we protect ourselves, we get hard, we get rigid. But…that’s the time to soften and see how we might play or dance with the situation.
”