Ten.Two Thousand, Six Hundred & Eighty-Nine

1. Day 1. Set an intention.

2. Gray skies sticking around.

3. I put the notebook in my bag again. One day, I’ll actually write in it.

4. He says his beans came out mushy. I tell him how I read a book called “The Happiness Advantage” over the weekend. He makes a face, and then we laugh, though he agrees with the thesis.

5. I tell him that he should just read the first two chapters of East of Eden, and he will understand.

6. A long lunch outside under the shade. Sometimes the squirrels look very large to me, almost like kittens.

7. I can’t believe they left me here all alone.

8. One of the rare times when I really don’t know what I should do.

9. Sweaty evening hike.

10. Twenty-five things you are curious about?

11. “You have to dignify the character by the end of page two.” - Vendela Vida