What is saving me currently is a very low dose of an SSRI, my weaving class and its accompanying banter with my classmates, working with a financial planner to plot our early retirement scheme, and fresh tomatoes from my garden for lunch. I spend less time silent yelling and more time making a "Are you fucking for real right now?" face at my 13-year-old. Can't dish it out if you can't take it, kid.
Great post and poem! Saving me: a quiet house with kids back in school, saying no to things that want to steal my time, my writing community, daily walks, my ember mug so I don't have to microwave coffee.
(Hold the phone- that pixie cut is cuuuute!) Saving me: live music, walks, my girl gang, planning an easy (!) casual (!) wedding, September and October weather and colors. 🍂
“All the things I thought would save me” is a great writing prompt 😊 Love a great eyebrow raise. What is saving me right now : SWIMMING and SOBRIETY 🌊 ❤️
Sobriety (one year October 7th)
Lexapro
Hormone replacement therapy
My kids’ iPads
The fact that tomorrow is Monday
Yelling
Libra season
Gardening planning
These things aren’t saving me but they’re helping
And how could I forget THE GROUP CHAT
The group chat is the ONLY sanity in my life. ONLY!!!!!
What is saving me currently is a very low dose of an SSRI, my weaving class and its accompanying banter with my classmates, working with a financial planner to plot our early retirement scheme, and fresh tomatoes from my garden for lunch. I spend less time silent yelling and more time making a "Are you fucking for real right now?" face at my 13-year-old. Can't dish it out if you can't take it, kid.
DON'T DISH IT OUT IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT, CHILD. (also love this early retirement plan, very, very much)
Great post and poem! Saving me: a quiet house with kids back in school, saying no to things that want to steal my time, my writing community, daily walks, my ember mug so I don't have to microwave coffee.
those ember mugs are LEGIT.
sure are!
DO I NEED TO GET SUPER INTO A ZERO CALORIE COKE BEVERAGE? Because I’m hearing good things. Right now. In your comment section.
Currently saving me: sunny mornings, raw apples, salted almonds, 90s music, long walks.
same question
(Hold the phone- that pixie cut is cuuuute!) Saving me: live music, walks, my girl gang, planning an easy (!) casual (!) wedding, September and October weather and colors. 🍂
(Me screamyelling WEDDING!!!!!!)
Saving me: therapy, Coke Zero, smart women who are also hilarious, occasional grey days (would love more please, talking to you San Diego)
THERAPY!
Saving me right now: gossip, very cold Diet Coke, group chats (see also: gossip), the promise of fall weather and not being sweaty as much soon
it’s been a good week for gossip
“All the things I thought would save me” is a great writing prompt 😊 Love a great eyebrow raise. What is saving me right now : SWIMMING and SOBRIETY 🌊 ❤️
yes yes yes, that is a very good list. This poem was the inspiration. It's beautiful! I obviously went a different way, ha. https://onbeing.org/poetry/no-time-to-wait/
I relate to all of this!! What's currently (always) saving me? Music blasting in my empty (except for me) house.
YES. yes, always. I'm going to put some on RIGHT NOW