simple.

there's so much i've wanted to write lately and yet i haven't. it's coming, when it's ready. but in the meantime, here's something that made my day.

in the past 24 hours the following items have surprised me in my mailbox:
- make/shift magazine
- left turn magazine
- "sisters of the yam" by bell hooks (from south end press)
- "policing the national body" ed. by jael silliman + anannya bhattacharjee (from south end press)

i can't complain!

xo.

positivity

Good things of this past week, in no particular order:

- listening to so much news that i actually feel like i maybe have some iota of a handle of what is going down in copenhagen

- getting delicious sweets on sale at the farmer's market. eating those sweets and not feeling guilty about it.

- receiving unexpected email that made me feel appreciated on a night i was feeling sad.

- getting two South End Press books in the mail.

- holding a beautiful, tiny baby in my arms. hands down, for my whole life, this has been the most soothing activity i can imagine.

- taking time out to eat lunch with my co-workers.

- a visit from someone who knows me better than anyone in the world. remembering how incredibly lucky i am to have them.

- honestly confronting someone when i felt disrespected. accepting an apology but standing ground for myself.

- proactively inviting some newish friends out to dinner.

- finishing over half of a thursday NY times crossword puzzle by myself in one sitting.

- talking about shifts in the landscape of my job and feeling excited about new learnings and collaborations.

- buying what i think will be the only present i give at christmas, because it is exactly right and i am genuinely excited to give it.

- making pumpkin soup from scratch while listening to NPR this morning. it made me feel like my mother in the most wonderful way.

- paying attention to my breathing.

xo.