june 14
now this is what I'm talking about: crafting, hiking, and reading all day. I started to put together a real design for my summer wizard robes, I'm excited to order a few yards of linen and get working on it. I got a few tasks done that I've been dreading, then went on a nice long walk in the woods. I hiked around some trails I haven't checked out before, and ended up setting up my hammock and reading for a while. I'm jumping between two books right now: one is a very dense analysis of the relationship between science and magic throughout history, and the other is a book i loved in elementary school about toads and how cool nature is. I think they pair nicely together. I had some pasta dinner, and now I'm chatting with my sister on the phone and getting some little tasks done. It is So Unbearably Hot in my room right now, but the sunset view is too lovely to leave.
june 13
a very nice day: coffee and cribbage, the fabric store, farmer's market, big weird leftovers lunch, and time to myself before work. I stretched, then spent some time with my plants. I'm sad to say I've been neglecting a lot of them. It's very hard for me when there are so many all over the house, and a lot of them need to sit in the sink or on the porch to drain. a few of them are doing a lot better since the last repotting session though! my monserta cuttings are getting big roots and leaves (with the cutouts!!) and the big monstera is finally getting some new leaves - it was looking very sad. feeling okay about work tonight.
june 12
very quiet solo day because yesterday really took it out of me. I slept in, cleaned a bunch, then cleaned some more. I finished sewing lining into my big bag, finished organizing my desk drawers, and watched some glee with my roommates. had a burger. I'm really hoping to get my budgeting done/utilities paid/venmos sorted out, then go paint or read at the park tomorrow before work again. and I've got lots of leftovers for a big weird lunch tomorrow too. I'm not looking forward to work. It's graduation weekend and it'll be real busy and my wrist injury is flaring up again. but I'm feeling a little better after a coffee and I'm going to leave early for work so I can walk the scenic route and maybe stop for another coffee. caffiene and preemptive pain killers will save me tonight. wish me luck.
june 11
first lake day! we spent a couple hours at the lake. We split a couple of deli salads and they were all surprisingly delicious. I'm sad the plums I got are not very good. I restarted a book i've been trying to read for a while. It was very hot, I'm surprised I'm not sunburnt (although I did spend most of the time hiding beneath my shirt and towel lol). my friend's dog insisted on shaking off over everyone's towels, which was really funny tbh. then we grilled burgers in the yard. I watched a movie and am going to go to bed kinda early. I had a very good day. I will note: I'm finding myself having moments of little panic when I remember there's some stuff I need to do. none of it is urgent, I think I'm just too used to going going going all the time. I'm gonna spend my morning wrapping up a few things tomorrow, then hopefully I won't feel the need to be productive for another week-ish.
june 10
today was a much better day. absolutely lovely, actually. it was sunny but not too hot. i went on a walk with a friend, sat in the woods for a long time. saw a cat. did a tarot reading for the summer. then we went out and i got sushi. walked home with my partner, looked at cute houses and chatted. took a little nap. made myself a little coffee. went on a walk with another friend and his dog and my partner. my head started to hurt pretty bad, so i took another little nap. my roommates both went out for karaoke and im really bummed my head hurts too much to join. but im watching Stranger Than Fiction (2006) and im going to go to sleep early. today felt much more like how i'd like this summer to go. no big sad, no feeling weird socially, just nice times outside with friends and good food and going slow. i should eat more sushi. i love an avocado cucumber roll, and it doesnt make me sick. kitty cat is curled up on my legs, so im going to go back to my movie.
june 9
hello hello! Its the first day of summer break for me, and I've decided, on a whim, that I'm going to start a daily blog. Just a little catalog of my days over the next few months. Maybe I'll put in some of the photos I take, too. Today was kind of a bummer tbh. It was cold and grey and I was feeling very tired and shitty, and it was a silly way to start my break. but I had a really nice evening eating pasta and icecream, dating photos and putting them in my photo album, and watching She's All That (1999) and WarGames (1982). Both are very fun. It's been a while since I've seen either of them. I'm making great progress on my movie watching; I've watched eight movies in the last 2ish weeks? I'm excited to watch a bunch that I haven't seen.