dual personalities

Aren’t we all. Well, it’s Tuesday, but it feels like Monday, and I’m not full of rage today. Perhaps tomorrow will be a different story. The weather has been a whole of this for the past few days:

That is to say, sunny and then rainy, but maybe just cloudy, but possibly going to rain, but never really raining, very humid, and vaguely ominous in the distance. It’s getting to be a bit of a bore. You never know if you can take a walk or not!

As my mother said, we had a lovely weekend. We shopped in downtown Kirkwood (where we had to sign in at stores for contact tracing purposes [insert face palm emoji]), walked around Kirkwood Park (I don’t think I’d been there in at least 15 years), listened to music (it’s a great stress reliever), and accidentally drank a whole bottle of Rose. In one sitting. A Henry Mancini record has that effect!

These days, I think it’s important to do things that bring you joy and help take your mind off the world (maybe don’t drink a whole bottle of wine, especially if the wee babes are coming over the next morning). But, indulging in hours of music and not much else is totally fine. Sitting outside in the sunshine, or even just sitting inside, also totally fine. Starting each blog post with something from the Simpsons, totally legit.

I was reading my bible last night (the 99 Days of Joy) and I particularly enjoyed the verse in Luke where Jesus declares “How dull you are!” to the disciples who fail to recognize him when he returns. I just love that. People can be the worst. We’re so irritating, even Jesus gets annoyed with us. We also haven’t changed a whole lot in 2000 years.

So what’s my point? I’m not really sure. But everyday I strive to not be a total bore. Now, I’ll work on not being so dull, as well.

*Bastard, Ben Folds