Hey, friends!
Warning: it’s after 9PM (AKA past my bedtime) as I post this so even if I tried to proofread I would fail miserably.
All last week I tried to think about what to write and get a little closer to posting early in the week but I couldn’t hone in on any standout thoughts. So, sorry about that, but I’m still here and I have’t forgotten about you all. In truth, I am dealing with many different types of grief and trying to adjust to relocating again. Much of my energy goes towards being the stability for my kids when nothing else seems guaranteed—important, draining work that no one else ever sees. Which leads me to thinking about how we all make life bearable. There’s genocides and boycotts and political turmoil and a warming earth, there are book reports and holidays and dinner plans and doctor’s appointments, and somewhere between all of the million different pressures to perform life well there is us, individuals just trying to get through the day and do the best we can.
In no particular order, these are my Top 5 coziest, mood-boosting happenings from the last week or so. 5 examples of me just doing the best I can. Love y’all.
A bootleg simmer pot
A real simmer pot sounds lovely but clearly not in my budget so I took my smallest saucepan and some tea no one here likes and cinnamon and randomness and made us a little simmer pot that scent coziness throughout our home.
The Barbie movie
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