When I’m stressed, I re-read old favorites. My audible library is filled with them. Terry Pratchett, Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Butcher, Maggie Stiefvater. The two that I picked this week were Madeline L’engle and Orson Scott Card. (Yes, I know card is a hyper religious wackadoo, but he has solid fiction) In The Wind in the …
Day 8. What did I miss? #wellCynova
So, turns out, an active sedition attempt will 100% put me off my game productively . I even tried to be all like “Hey, perhaps I should ride my bike” but honestly, sitting upright has been a challenge. I’m trying to wrap my brain around the fucked up stuff that’s been going on in my …
Day 5 – Wellness vs WELLNESS #wellcynova
Yesterday, I didn’t move my body because my body didn’t feel good. I lay in bed with an upset tum and allergies, berating myself for not just getting up and doing the thing. Just get on the bike! It’s ten minutes! And then I realized that I would be causing more harm than good if …
Day 3 – Gaming the system #wellCynova
We have these plastic, reusable water bottles that we use here, and there are 15 of them. I’ve got two teenagers, and part of doing dishes is refilling those bottles. You guys, they never did it. Or I had to ask, or threaten, or treat them like toddlers. It was super frustrating, so I solved …
Day 2 – Sleep? Whaa… #wellCynova
Since March, I don’t sleep. I mean, I sleep, but I don’t sleep when I want to, which kind of negates some of the benefits of sleep. Like last night, Joe and I watched Grey’s Anatomy (our Stories) and kissed and went to sleep. He went to sleep. I lay there for an hour listening …