Everything Yellow

After the race a bunch of my kid’s friends joined us downtown. One of them was her bestie from middle school.

She told me she was sad I don’t post much to social media anymore which surprised me because the reason I quit was because I felt people were tired of me. I was definitely tired of me.

Somewhere in Chicago…

I’m still alive. I’ve said it before but my nervous system was not built for these political times.

So I pull back and throw myself into a lot of “activity.” Work, my Etsy shop that has been dormant for three years, my family.

Reading: (I am an information junkie and I seldom read for fun.) Scientific American, The Conscious Closet, Make it Up - the Essential Guide to DIY & Skincare, The Art of Gathering, Upstream

Last series: Guilded Age

Last film: Wicked

Last song: Nuvole Bianche, Ludovico Einaudi

Salty or sweet: Depends on the day

Coffee or tea: Coffee religiously but hot tea sometimes (in addition to, but never replacing coffee)

Currently working on: Repairing my nervous system, sustainable living including curating a capsule wardrobe and making my own skincare products, starting a consulting business, hosting more get-togethers, getting on my stair stepper multiple times a day (I work remotely so that’s an easy one), finishing out my last 15 months of working for someone else with integrity and a feeling of “well done,” and reading for fun.

Things are going down at work that don’t directly affect me but I find interesting. Heck, none of it affects me anymore. I gave them my retirement date - May 2027 - and I’m just wrapping shit up at this point.

Almost a New Year in Chicago!

We have been fighting to protect neighbors from disappearing into detention vans. We have been fighting for families who belong here. We have been fighting for the right to live without fear.