Lately 🦋🌼📔

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Last nights Full Moon Glow.

A time capsule of a freshly washed face.

A document of what it felt like being mid life.

Not in crisis.

But in love.

With the life I’m living.

A snapshot my 80yo self will look back on… fondly.

On a time when I was capable of anything.

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And Charlie…

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Gone are the days when I couldn’t have a bedside lamp to read from.

I can read whenever I want now. In bed. On the couch. The porch. I know it seems strange to think that there was a time when my needs got brushed under the rug. I should have been more aggressive.

Gone are the days when I got scolded for having too many books everywhere, mostly unread ones.

Now I have books in every corner of my little cottage. I don’t take them to Goodwill to appease another for having them. And I am actually reading them without guilt or judgement. I’ve made it my new hobby.

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This week’s card. Transformation. 🦋🌼 ::what mid life feels like:: Becoming, unbecoming, and becoming again. Not in stagnation… but in perpetual change. Slow and steady… always ready. What Earthly delights can I discover now? And who am I today?
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#iamcringebutBITCHimfree 💃🏼

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My 4th and 5th book read this year

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Spent four days in Putney a few weekends ago… otw there I listened to Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and marked it as finished for my Historical Fiction pic for April, an audio recording counts. Put a huge dent in reading A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf while spending time in a pecan grove at my Grandparents house… And last night I finished it in my living room, a momentary room of my own, while the kids were in bed. Both are must reads! I won’t go into detail. I’m not much of a “book reviewer” bc that takes time to write about what you think. And this place isn’t for book reviews. It’s my little journal to remember the things I’ve done. Mark these down as my 4th and 5th books I’ve read this year.

A Room of One’s Own… made me cry but also inspired me even more. Maybe one day I’ll do proper reviews. But for now… I’ve got this one down as one of my favorites I will return to!

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6th book read this year

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Stardust by Neil Gaiman was ✨✨✨✨ had everything I love in it! Witches. Fairies. Kings. Stars. The Moon. Love. Definitely will read this one to Willem when he gets a little bit older. Right now his attention span is too short to sit through it.

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7th book of the year.

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My first spicy book. Done in 3 days. Underlying storylines: Perimenopause. Menopause. Sexual awakening’s. Kinda bizarre. But in a good way. Mid-life. Feminism. Dance. Art. Co-parenting. Alternative Family dynamics. Relationships. Bespoken arrangements. 👀 Very eye opening that there are all kinds of arrangements in this world. Felt a bunch of different kinds of emotions. It was written really well. Definitely not for the staunchly … but if you’re willing to be open to seeing others perspectives… give it a go. Or if you just want to have your jaw drop… this will do it. TF?

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Last but not least… a fit check and dance.

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With Tender Loving Care,