Kat

I’m sitting in my backyard under the shade of a peach tree. Sparrows and other birds are chirping. Honey bees and other bugs are meandering about. The breeze carries the scent on my lilac bush to me from time, to time. This moment brings me peace. 😌

You lost a relationship that has helped to define yourself.
And that’s something I think a lot of people have lost sight of. We are all interconnected because of the relationships and reliance we have on one another.

Think about how you would describe yourself. What words do you use? Pretty much every word is going to describe a relationship that you have between yourself and the world. That’s why when you lose someone, you feel like you have lost a part of yourself, and you have…

I might be out of the console buying game (Last one I bought was an OLED Switch because mine died, PS4 before that). They're just getting too damned expensive. Especially with the price of games on top of it. Oh well. I'll just enjoy what I have and find old games that I don't have.

I have a workout tracking account if anyone wants to cheer me on. When I get into a persistent groove, I feel like I might be pestering people if I post on my main account. 😅
I’ve been sick, so I had to get myself out there and clear my lungs out! Here’s hoping I stay on the mend!

I hope when life is hard, that you find your moment that helps recenter you. 💛

I wash dishes while I'm waiting for my tea to steep and my chasen (the matcha whisk) to dry so I can put it away. This takes about 40 minutes and the motion of making matcha, followed by getting dishes cleaned up, has helped me mentally when the rest of the house overwhelms me.

Life is hard sometimes. The flu has been kicking my butt for the past month and a half and my house is a disaster now because of it. 🫠 But I've been getting into the routine of playing a meditative playlist while I make myself some matcha in the morning, followed by herbal tea and washing dishes.

People forget that to be "fat" doesn't mean you're weak or lazy. Some of the physically strongest people in the world just have larger builds. And the physique that is depicted in a movie like "Deadpool and Wolverine" is only possible because they seriously dehydrated him. Bring on fluffy Wolvie! 💛

It reminds me of this comic, and makes me laugh and be horribly depressed at the same time.

31 days of color. Each star represents an overall feeling of the day. 11 more months to go!

I unfollow people on Twitter if I find them here. I don’t want to be a contributing reason why they stay there.

Comfort watching some Kiki’s Delivery Service. Maybe My Neighbor Totoro too. The vibe has been horrible recently.

I know a lot of creators and friends love/use TikTok for their work, so not begrudging anyone who keeps using it.

But this whole stunt is so awful and gross to me. So fucking transparent and stupid. Not a platform I will personally support/use.

It’s so stupidly cold and windy outside, I was getting a brain freeze while pumping gas into my car. We need more trees. 🥶

There is no Best Buy ad that I would ever be willing to sit through that is over a minute and thirty seconds long. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Why can’t YouTube ads be like tv ads and average 30 seconds or less per ad?

It’s the start of my year of stars. I’ll make another one tonight. ⭐️

I’m going to give some New Year’s Bingo a try! I’m thinking of having some monthly Bingo cards that will help count towards a year long one, but it took me long enough to make this one! Looking forward to trying stuff out this month!

So for the next few weeks I will work on getting the self care stuff done while trying to work them into a schedule so I can get it all done. I NEED to make sure I’m taking care of my self.

I hope you all are taking care of yourself too!

Happy New Year! 🥳💛

My focus for myself in the new year is going to be figuring out a schedule for self care. I have a host of things that I like/need to do for myself, but getting the timing down is always a nightmare since there are other people I live with and timely responsibilities I need to get done.

If this was a video game, something I would need would be hidden behind here and monsters would attack me.

I was suddenly worried that something happened to the VCR, but it turns out it was just the clocks at the beginning of the movie! 😅 I think this was the first time I’ve watched a tape that just started the movie right away!

I like to play shows or movies I’ve watched in the background when I’m doing stuff. I decided to put “Back to the Future” on the VCR and walk off to do stuff. Apparently that tape doesn’t have any previews or anything at the start so the first thing I hear is a clicking noise…

Day #1016 of #DavidTennant as a Fennec Fox! 🦊

YouTube video by Spellbound Good Omens ][ Under Pressure

Today’s vibe: Under Pressure - Queen w/ David. Bowie

“'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is ourselves

Under pressure”

I snagged the Space Hunter for a friend of mine. It reminds me of one of their drag characters so they must have it.

I raise my own tea to you both. ☕️💛 I hope you enjoy yourself today. Happy birthday!

I think I’ll try to use a timer to sit with anything that floats into my mind and try to let it float away. Make it a part of my morning and/or bedtime routine.

It can hard to want to sit still with just my thoughts. Time marches on and there is always something that needs to be done, but thinking and processing some things make them easier to let go. Even if only for a little while.

“In the garden of your mind, let awareness be the sunlight that nurtures growth.”

Insight & Awareness

Reflect

Spend a few minutes each day in quiet contemplation, reflecting on your thoughts and feelings.