Week nine brought us an extra day to live this year. What a remarkable thing. Week nine also marks the first time I’m not including an image of a cat or dog. I am not sure if this is actually an accomplishment. Motivated by a desire to have different images to include this week, I…
Essays
The Writing Prompt
The task was to write something using the word: But that simply isn’t a word I frequently employ, either in my daily life or my writing life. Perhaps if the word were fine, I would have a hundred ideas for stories or essays, because that is a word I use excessively. Don’t we all? Aren’t…
2020 February – Week 8
Week Eight was February break, so I did a lot of lying in and on my bed. It was a productive spot for me, though. I read a book, wrote, got my BuJo March spreads done, and finished reading the first draft of my novel — which didn’t turn out to be as bad as…
2020 February – Week 7
Week Seven was not the best week of my life. It certainly had some lovely moments I’m happy to be able to hold on to, but it was a week of failing to fight off a cold, feeling stressed at school, and falling off the healthy habits wagon… And symptoms of my autoimmune disease resurfaced,…
2020 February – Week 6
While there were some low moments this week that weathered me a bit, I think the highs won out this time… or for now at least. These lows will keep tugging at me in the coming days, but this week a sparkling snow blanketed the world and covered the cracks and the dirt and the…
2020 January – Week 5
This week I mostly took pictures as an afterthought. It was almost a chore. And even when I wanted to take pictures, I felt kind of silly — self conscious. I felt like people were judging me. That girl has no idea how to take real photographs. Or maybe: Ugh. Another girl obsessed with posting…
2020 January – Week 4
Week four was bookended with lovely conversations I will cherish. The week started with two of my favorite people — people I don’t often get to see — and has ended with a new friendship (though I have no picture representing that). My photos don’t fully capture these moments because I was too busy living…
2020 January – Week 3
This week I tried to remember to capture images that didn’t feature my cats. I was mostly successful 🙂 Week three was a people-centered week. Time was spent with friends and loved ones, colleagues and students, and then of course the strangers, sisters, and strange sisters united in NYC for the women’s march. Sunday Aung…
2020 January – Week 2
Week two saw the restart of school, three important birthdays, and my attempt at vegan cooking. I’m still getting into the practice of intentionally noticing the world around me and taking photographs each day, and while it’s not wholly a habit yet, I’m enjoying trying to make it one. Sunday Expectation vs. Reality: My first…
2020 January – Week 1
Week one was short and relatively uneventful, but lovely in its quotidian joys. Snuggly cats and good books is hardly a terrible way to start the year. Wednesday I was organizing my books for a good portion of the day, and Sammy loves to be helpful. It appears he may know who is responsible for…