The sense of nothing

life and how it begs to be felt.

Category: personal

December 27, 2024

A water hose sounds like a waterfall if you hang it off of a roof.

My fiancé brings me lemon balm tea as the sun rises. I water the marigolds as the sun hangs above, beating on my neck. I ponder life as I sit on our tile floor. I stare at the yellow walls and wonder why our landlord painted only one of the rooms pink. A blushing cheek…

blogger, journaling, lifestyle, personal
February 25, 2024

The winter of self-preservation.

I haven’t left my apartment all February. Minus the bridal shower in Texas, I have been a hermit. Leaving my apartment only for the essentials (Pain au Chocolats, sparking waters and flowers). Winter is for hibernation but I think I overshot the line at which hibernation ends and isolation begins. I find myself feeling like…

personal

blogging, childhood, social media, winter
January 3, 2023

Did you say “oat milk” or “whole milk”?

My windows are open. A breeze carrying 62 degrees is drifting through the sheer curtains. I can hear birds chirping through the FaceTime call I’m on as I slide across my floors in the socks I bought at a store with my mom in Australia. Visions of my mom and me laughing through the streets…

personal

blogger, family, freshstart, late night thoughts, newyear, wordpressblog, writing-blogger