Ya know that friend who complains all the time?
The phone rings, you see it’s them and you brace yourself for a series of,
oh no, yeahhhhh, oh jeez, NO, oh my god, ugh, I’m so sorry, yeah, totally, she did?, she did not!, oh my god, yeah, yeahhhh…
all while rolling your eyes and silently mouthing to your partner I’m sorry while trying desperately to get one word in to tell them you have to go?
I am that friend this week.
To spare you the redundancy of, I got what I wished for and now I don’t know what to do. The repetitive, I’m still getting used to my schedule. A perpetual blend of, I’m so happy but I’m so stressed and it’s making me really sad is this perimenopause… I have decided to take a week off from my usual Monday Memoir.
This week, I’ve compiled three old posts that I really like. A playlist of the hits from the past year of posting consistently. I hope you’ll enjoy if you feel like reading… or maybe you need a week off from my writing too.
In any case, see you, Paid Subscribers, on Wednesday for a Sweet Tea Talk and see all the rest of you gorgeous angels next Monday. I’m taking a nap.
I remember struggling so much to get this written. Explaining this esoteric experience was wild but I think about this post and this feeling all the time.
Hearts on a String
I can never find the exact quote but at the end of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert says that she realizes it was her future self all along that was guiding her to make the decisions to change her life. At the beginning of the story, when she knows she has to make the choice to get a divorce or stay with her husband and is wailing on her bathroom floo…
This is Chapter 1. My writing has changed a lot since I started practicing consistently. I’m able to say more with less now which is why it’s fun to go back to the beginning and really see the journey.
Pushing through.
Recently, I’ve been met with a familiar feeling of frustration. I’m bored with where I am in my “career”, disappointed with my finances, confused with where I am “going” and what I am qualified to do. I feel deeply unsatisfied creatively and I am craving more responsibility …
This post I love because I was in a really, REALLY good mood when I wrote and you can tell.
Smoosh.
I don’t know the exact reason for my current state of contentedness. Spending an hour giving myself a manicure. Getting the laundry done and waiting a day to fold it. Alan on the porch putting new tires on his bike. Meeting our new neighbor while I was downstairs watching him ride it. Saying hello to her …
Thank you for indulging me. Have a wonderful week. I’m sending you love, gratitude and some lightness for your holidays!