20 random thoughts on an early Friday morning
Years ago I started a habit of just writing lists of random thoughts on one of my old blogs. I saw some of those lists again today, and I thought Iād continue that tradition here.
There are no rules for making the lists, I just sit, have my hands on the keyboard and write whatever comes up.
Itās been a while since I wrote one of these, you can check it out here
- There is such delight in sitting on the bed in the morning with the sun streaming into the bedroom. It constantly makes me smile.
- Also! How is it possible that itās 16 degrees today!
- I havenāt done my planning at all today, I felt like writing this list instead.
- Iām waiting for a call from my dietician. Iām gaining weight on my diet and I really really shouldnāt.
- Given that my surgery is on March 3, and I will probably be floored for a while after that, Iām planning fun weekend trips for the next two weekends. Not sure what weāll end up doing, but visiting family is definitely part of it.
- I have put all the mp3ās from my collection on my old iPod and I love it! I only have 1000+ songs to choose from, not millions. Seriously, if you are easily overwhelmed with choices, having your own mp3 collection (and albums for that matter) is the way to go.
- I have the stupid habit of buying A5 journals on sale, then discovering a couple of pages in that I do not like the format and then ditching them for A6 and smaller, the format I DO like. One day I will stop myself from buying A5 journals. Probably the day I die.
- Iām reading a book based on the Enchiridion by Epictetus (The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life by Massimo Pigliucci). I find I prefer the ancient text, but that probably is because Iāve read them so many times. I even know some texts by heart.
- I wonder if I will ever try to write a book about all the things that happened to me last year. I find myself more attracted to writing what Iāve learned, though. I could do that in a blog post.
- I have slept really well last night. I think that writing again, at least trying to write or edit a blog post each day, is helping.
- Itās so funny that ever since Iām writing regularly again, I havenāt made a doodle, or worked in my abstract art sketchbooks. Itās like the sketchbooks are my creativityās way to get me back to writing again.
- I hardly have to use painkillers at the moment. Itās such a relief! And when I do have to use them itās because I have a headache. Silly that that makes me happy, I guess.
- I really like the Pika editor by the way, itās one of the (albeit smaller) reasons why I made the switch to Pika.
- I had stickers made, and a bag with my logo on it. That bag makes me so ridiculously happy. I use it to carry all my crap through the house.
- I have a daily checklist in Tot. I always listed all the meds I have to take and actions I have to take each morning. Now I have everything medical I need to take in the morning in one basket, I have just one task: morning basket. Way less depressing.
- Iāve started to sell stuff I donāt use. Didnāt expect it to be so much fun to do so. I will probably get sick of it again when a buyer cheats me again :D
- The one thing I do each day that is so very good for me is writing a list of 3 good things on Mastodon. Itās especially helpful on days where I feel cruddy.
- I really donāt want to read most of the books left on my winter TBR. Didnāt even read the book that was supposed to be a book club read as I wasnāt able to attend the chat about the book.
- I always have two gemstones by my bed, a rose quartz and an orange calcite. Iāve just put them in the sunlight and their sparkle just makes me smile. This reminds me that I need to add a third, a labradorite I have on my desk (have two there).
- Hereās a quote from the book Iām reading (see 8) āAsk yourself from time to time what is important, and act accordingly". I asked myself, and the time I took to write this list (and emptying my mind) was ever so important!