How Am I?

• Outside my window... I notice branches swaying in a slight wind, signaling an incoming weather change that will deliver rain.
• I am thinking... about taking a walk.
• I am thankful for... my local Buy Nothing group -- neighbors who help me cull belongings that are still useful that I no longer want or need.
• I am wearing... my standard outfit of leggings, and an oversized sweater decorated with cats sleeping in a yin-yang position.
• I am creating... daily collage quilts, which is a deeply peaceful and intuitive practice: see them here.
• I am hearing... the dishwasher murmur just beneath the trip-hop music playing on my computer.
• I am remembering... how wrecked and displaced I felt on this day in 2020, when I was grieving my mother and extremely worried about Covid.
• I am going... to the post office to mail five packages to my Open Studio sisters.
• I am reading... a novel, Sacre Bleu, by Christopher Moore, and for nonfiction I'm reading A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon, by Kevin Fedarko.
• I am hoping... that my sweet rabbit Misty is calm; she's undergoing x-rays today to determine the extent of cancer in her little body.
• On my mind... the many adulting tasks to attend to, such as taxes, finalizing my trust and will, doctor appointments.
• Noticing that... the clock on the wall is stopped at 2:10, and I find this confusing every time I glance at it.
• Pondering these words... that yesterday, Bad Bunny said "God bless America," and then listed all the countries in all the Americas, which I appreciated.
• One of my favorite things... is a cup of strong black coffee.
• From the kitchen... there isn't much happening. At least it's clean!
• Around the house... I can see it could use a good dusting (adding it to the list of tasks).
• A few plans for the rest of the week... seeing clients, attending new volunteer orientation for Action for Happiness, and taking my child to the DMV to get a REAL ID.
• Here is picture I am sharing... of a recent acquisition, my screaming goat pillow!