In January I finished the audiobook Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is so nice to listen to it in audiobook form. Robin’s voice is comforting while learning the science but also Native American wisdom with living with the earth. I have learned giving thanks and giving back to the earth as much as we take, to listen. It is very at peace.
In December or January I started the book Waterlog by Roger Deakin. A book about swimming in various places across the UK. It not only is swimming, but history of the places he visits to swim. I am not very far in, though enough, and it is a fascinating journey. I love swimming. He also references books and such adding to my reading list. I love living vicariously through Roger Deakin.
Just in the mail today I got Cabin Sketches by Nicholas Trandahl. I have some of his books and his poetry is down to earth and comforting. Eventually I will get all his books. I am really looking forward to reading this one! You should follow him on Instagram.
I got the audiobook from the Libby app for Where the Deer and Antelope Play by Nick Offerman. I was just looking for a book I could start right away and I am surprised that is the one that was available. Not mad though. I love nature and look forward to reading his perspective via audiobook, so I guess hearing.
I did do laundry last week but I was tired and headachy and decided to go home during each cycle. Also, someone had almost all the machines used, I believe I got the last washer. Not sure.
Thankfully this week there was only one woman here when I came in, and shortly after me another woman. Plenty of washers available. Only distraction is the worst of 80s music. There is plenty of 80s music I like, but the radio station they have on doesn’t hardly play any of it. If I was the only one here I might blast some delicious goth music!
Dinner tonight was the meatball and provolone sub from Cousins. Cousins is my favorite sub shop. Only thing is they don’t wrap their hot subs in foil to keep them hot. It was lukewarm by the time I got settled into the laundromat. It was still good, just could have been better.
This last week for a few days I went on a social media detox. Not because of social media itself, but because it is a major time suck and I wanted to devote time to reading, knit/crochet, podcasts and finding my inner self or however you want to call it. It has actually been kind of nice.
The book I am reading this week is Aldo Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There”. It is a really good read so far. Not boring at all. Might be if you hate nature I suppose. Is there anyone that hates nature? Can’t imagine. My best friend, an avid birder, his birthday is at the end of the month, I bought him a copy.
A podcast I have been listening to when I am not reading is the one from Joanne Lee Molinaro|The Korean Vegan. Even if you aren’t vegan, the podcast is more about navigating life. A couple of episodes dip into the veganism, but not overwhelmingly so. I have her cookbook The Korean Vegan which is lovely even if you aren’t vegan, and I am not, but I dab into it. Along with recipes are family stories. Get the cookbook and/or listen to the podcast. I highly recommend both! Korean Vegan Podcast
Just before putting my clothes in the dryer another woman came in. The first woman I am guessing is done and the second probably elsewhere during her wash cycle. The one man I see most Friday’s came in after I put my clothes in the dryer. So now there are three of us, but all is quiet and peaceful. Depending I don’t mind some commotion, people having conversations, and children running around. I was once one of those children when going to the laundromat with my mom when I was 5. I remember the adults smiling at me as I joyfully made the rounds.
I had errands to run after laundry and it would help me finish my Apple Watch circles and finish my 10,000 steps, but I saw 35 minutes before my dry cycle was done my watch battery was almost dead. So I went home and managed to get it back up to 30%. Just enough to get me through the rest of the day. Came back to the laundromat and got my clothes. The man I see almost every week was finishing up around the same time. I then ran my errands and met my exercise goals.
Rainy Saturday Creative 