Sometime during the Before Times (that is, before COVID), I realized a random Tuesday evening at home sometimes felt like a Saturday. Some indefinable combination of novelty, joy, activity, and conversation would make the hours between work and bed feel like a whole day unto itself. Did I work earlier today? No, that was someContinue reading “Romantacize your own life.”
Author Archives: Gwyn Evans
Emotional Regulation
All my emotions are on the surface these days. Today was a vivid example. This weekend was good. Saturday would’ve been a good day for any Saturday, even without the “pandemic” weighted scoring. Sunday I made an apron, and it was satisfying to craft something. Last night, I slept with the windows open; it stormed,Continue reading “Emotional Regulation”
Finding Rhythm in the Seasons
At the beginning of the pandemic, I bought The Green Witch, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock. A friend had posted her companion book “The Hearth Witch”, and as we settled into the idea that we would be spending a lot more time at home, I wanted to think consciously about the energy I cultivated here. I couldContinue reading “Finding Rhythm in the Seasons”
Accepting Mediocrity
I’m changing the way I use social media, a bit. Subscribing to more folks on Instagram that do the kinds of things I want to do… but they are doing them at a level I know I’ll never invest the time to achieve. For example, I’ve enjoyed sewing for most of my life. My paternalContinue reading “Accepting Mediocrity”
An Introduction
My first ‘social network’ was Livejournal. In 2002, a Livejournal invite code was *the* hot get at my high school. While I migrated to Facebook in 2005 with the rest of the college-age population, I’ve missed the longform writing. I have often gotten comments, both as accolades and condemnations, that I “use Facebook as aContinue reading “An Introduction”
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