One Bite at a Time

I’m re-reading Jane Eyre and y’all I think we have to cancel Charlotte Brontë for dropping the f-slur.

Also, check out this diva:

Nashville’s hot new band is Superthrash.

I haven’t totally made sense of it all yet but it won’t seem to leave my mind. I don’t THINK I have any desire to become a school counselor or anything like that. That would be more work for less money, and while I know it would be incredibly rewarding, I don’t think I could give up the autonomy of private practice.

I just had one today that was super powerful and gave me some much needed insight. It's wild how themes emerge. My grandmother always comes through right away, and my old friend/situationship Neil as well. Today the messages from both of them were incredibly timely and spot-on, and very encouraging.

It’s been in the upper 90s with a heat index in the 100s and high humidity every day for almost two weeks and I swear it’s worse than a blizzard for me. I get so claustrophobic and depressed when it’s hot like that.

I have made these muffins half a dozen times now and they always SLAP. They have 10g protein and 4g fiber per muffin (more if you increase the blueberries, which I do.) Wild Maine blueberries work perfectly here because they are so small you can really pack em in.

She’s really the perfect person for this kind of job because she literally never talks about these people except in rare cases. She’s so focused on doing a good job and providing a safe space for all the clients that she really does not care about celebrity. I think she’s also immune to it by now. I work at the treatment center with her occasionally, and I’ve had plenty of high profile clients, but I still get a little struck at times. She really doesn’t.

Which is great, but it’s $14 for a bottle and the bottle lasts maaaaaaybe two weeks. I don’t have a $30 monthly lotion budget. Even I did, I wouldn’t spend $30 per month on lotion, because that irks me.

I saw a recipe online for homemade moisturizer spray. It’s 1 part body oil, 1 park vegetable glycerin, 1 part distilled water.

I made some.

And it’s GREAT?? It works better than the expensive lotion spray, smells good, and will last probably months. This bottle is big.

Hand for scale:

A friend gave me their old 100% linen west elm duvet cover! The peachy pink was not a good color for me, so I dyed it this kinda eggplant/plum color. Still not sure if I love it, but it’s pretty. It reads more vivid on the iPhone photos than it does in real life.