Ten.Nine Hundred & Eighty-Five

1. Light poking through the slats. It’s way later than I think.

2. Slight chill in the air. Gray skies. A breeze. Still feeling unsettled.

3. Coffee. Morning pages. Get the mind right. Just get your mind right.

4. Books in bed. The sound of the dryer spinning and spinning and spinning. More coffee.

5. She asks to play with friends. I say no. Blame it on social distancing. Also, let’s just all have a quiet day at home. We need to learn how to be okay with being alone.

6. I get the clay and some paint, miniature trees. If nothing else, at least she has some supplies to keep her busy over break. I stop at Trader Joe’s before we head home. I just need flowers.

7. They’ve shut us down. I had a feeling this would happen. Worry. But then, this could give us the time and space to create new ways of doing things.

8. Too many ideas.

9. Cautiously optimistic.

10. “Don’t be afraid of who you are.”