- My new Shiatsu massage belt. It's relly good; I don't know why I waited so long to get it.
- Discussing book ideas with Anika.
- Mushrooms. Always.
- Meeting a new therapist who instantly gave me two very interesting theories for diagnoses.
- Pizza and vegan pho with Lena one Sunday evening - the day before my surgery.
- Well, obviously a stay at the hospital isn't really nice. But there were a few bright spots: I got to know my 83-year-old neighbour who's in a civil union with a friend because they bought an apartment together and it just made everything so much easier (and makes her a lesbian on paper but she's totally cool about it) / I started to get into elderly care and helped her whenever I could - it felt really good to discover my social streak and be helpful; also I have to admit that I'm such a granny's girl / nice staff at the station - Anna and Norbert; talking about Hinduism with Sita from Nepal / starting to read the newspaper every morning; solving all the sudokus, crosswords and str8s / visits from Lena, Sash and Raphael / eating proper food again after a week of baby food, soup and yoghurt / the "therapy cat" I met in the hospital park / waking up laughing, dreaming of penguin photo bomb and a zebra selfie / being back home after 12 days in the clinic
- A ladybug landing on my sleeve one afternoon.
- Cherry-flavoured Capri-Sun.
- Being asked for help by random strangers. Apparently my aura is less hostile than usual at the moment.
- Freebies at the bakery.
- A single ascending helium balloon.
- A spontaneous breakfast date with Raphael in the sunshine one morning. I picked him up from work after my appointment and we decided to walk over to Café Glückskind.
- Retail therapy (But also: getting it over with. I needed to order quite a few things but somehow shopping feels so exhausting these days. Too many choices and decisions...)
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik! The Scholomance series is absolutely amazing, I even pre-ordered the sequel and could hardly stop reading.
- Little leaf tornados on a stormy day.
- An osteopathy appointment with Laura. I always feel better afterwards.
- Tweaking my pumpkin lasagna recipe.
- Less pain, getting healthier and stronger after my surgery.
- Robin Sloan and his neverending list of niche interests. He just invented his own alphabet for an upcoming novel (also: there is an upcoming novel!!) and recommended a book about Indian ghosts and demons. I love people with this level of diverse curiosity.
- Dinner with some colleages at Nage&Sauge. Their salad dishes are the bomb.
- Being back at school. Even though the kids are mostly crazy exhausting they're also really lovely. Distance makes the heart grow fonder...
- My favourite doctor. He reminds me of John Green. He's so funny and he definitely speaks my language. I really wish we could be friends!
- Lots of gorgeous cheap jewellery.
- Wearing turtleneck sweaters for the first time in my life.
- Less greasy hair. I don't know if it's the new Olaplex hair care or a change in my diet or meds I had to take after the surgery, but my hair hasn't been greasy all week! How is that possible? I usually have to wash it every second day. Amazing!
- Peel off masks.
- Buying a Capri Sun 10-pack - possibly for the first time in my life. Cherry flavour, of course!
- Dinner and movie date with Raphael. We saw The French Dispatch!
- Unfortunately I didn't do anything special for Halloween this year (which is super sad because it's one of my top 5 favourite days) but the kids' costumes at school were pretty rad and at least I watched Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic for the umpteenth time.
oct 16 2021 ∞
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