Well, first there's shopping for important, much-needed items like a new mattress. Then there's the shopping for no-so-much-needed items like the following:
Who doesn't love a soft, comfy pair of 'shoo-boots' in a dusty rose color for $11.00 freekin' dollars! Thank you Winners!
And who can resist discounted gourmet chocolate with descriptions like elderberry apple Elderflower. I eat them small amounts, slowly letting them melt on my tongue. Yum!
There's also been a happy increase in my reading in 2020. I've spent many happy hours on my couch with a good book and a cup of something delicious. (And contrary to what the cup says, there's Inka coffee substitute in there and not prosecco.)
I've indulged in lots of Netflix as well, but I've also spent many happy hours (1/2 hours?) in my bathtub, fragrant with my homemade eucalyptus epsom salts soak, soft lighting and some folky/dreamy music. My sister gave me this battery operated mini-terrarium light at Xmas, and it sure looks pretty when you're lying back in your bath chillaxing. I find it's so important to my self-care to decompress in this way.
My music tastes will vary depending on the season and my frame of mind, of course. The music I've been listening to most lately has been Celtic: Loreena McKennitt, Capercallie and Altan. There's something about those grass-roots instruments and the soothing, lilting vocals; they make a deep connection in my spirit.
Here's a little sample of Altan. Don't you just love the male vocals!
The ice and snow is just starting outside my office window, so it's off home in a little while before this weekends storm hits.
Happy weekend y'all. I wish you peace and calm in the midst of whatever storm you may encounter.
2 comments:
Peace be with you my friend. It sounds like you've found a way of making peace with winter. Nothing we can do about the weather bu deal with it the best way we can. Keep the good thoughts flowing.
you have mastered how to relax. i envy you. i used to have a handle on it years ago. but now i still struggle with it because of health issues. it was crazy weather here last week. 60 degrees the 30. snow ice and snow. then all melted. now it's snowing again. like your shopping finds. and that light is special, indeed. stay warm. take care.
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