I write this month of March in community with Two Writing Teachers and my fellow slicer, who have become especially in this time, my friends. This week, Elisabeth Ellington wrote about comfort in books. That post is coming… but today, I took the day to get comfortable and this is what I realized.
Lily getting comforted by her latest toy… even the part she bit off
Comfortable Part 1 #sol20
March 28, 2020
What Makes Me Comfortable Right Now (a short list)
- Early shopping… the first and perhaps only perk of being sixty
- Our local wine store seeing the owner; buying wine; wishing him well; signing up for a virtual wine tasting this week
- our writing group daily writing about daily lives of people I I know and who understand my life right now
- my home library creating a remote literacy center
- all the books I brought home touching them; having them here to work with; reading them
- friends & colleagues meet up those chats (heart emoji) so good to see your face
- touches of spring those daffodils & crocus, the forsythia, the perennials, a peek of chives
- my snoring dog always underfoot as if she knows I need her
- daily calls from family checking in; telling silly stories, teasing, playing games
- walks in the woods me & Lily smelling spring, noticing green
- bird songs through the window the birds sing
- neighborhood wildlife of the fauna kind, foxes, turkeys passing by
- netflix… cooking binge watching The Chef Show, Ugly Delicious, Restaurant on the Edge
- home laundry; bedmaking; the view
Spending the weekend away from the screen. Hope you are finding comfort too.
What a great list and a reminder of all that we DO have. I have many of these items on my list as well!
I love this exercise. I’ll have to try it myself. Thank you for sharing. Way to find the good. 🙂
I love your list of comfort.So many of your items are mine. I might make my list of what makes me comfortable tomorrow. Thanks for sharing. Your list made me feel calm.
reading your list of comfort not only inspired me to make my own list, but was almost meditative for me! your post feels like the hug I needed today. So glad Lily is getting comfortable too!
Oh I do love this: a list of comforts!! We need them more than ever right now. As much as it pains me, I think I too need to have a screen free day each week where I can indulge in the comforts and recharge a bit.The photo of Lily and her toy is so funny. I so miss having a dog!!
The bifurcated list is a nifty format, the initial focus and some key details attached to it. Thanks for sharing your comforts, which I suspect we could all use.
What a great focus and list … I am thinking how helpful it would be for all of us to do this at present. How calming it would be. And gratitude-provoking.
This is a lovely list. I’d include almost all on my own list of what makes me comfortable. I need to find a virtual wine tasting. Sounds like so much fun!
What a delightful list of things that bring you comfort right now, Susan.
I know those early shopping hours bring me some comfort when my 70+ parents go out to the store. Thank goodness for those hours!
Not the crazy early morning confused #socialdistancing walks???
I can’t possibly write all the ways you are always there for me. That was one of the best. Let’s do it again. 💕