Growing up, we at first milk were frequently advised to get up and get dressed and stop moping around. Core values, these. We hail from the Wild West, which means we have had occasion, hyperbolic or no, to hear about the key role of bootstraps in pulling oneself out, up. I will tell you, dear reader, that bootstraps are not always helpful. But sometimes, like in deepest January, they come in handy. For me, solace can be found in doing the things I know to do.
A yoghurt jar. A bundle of waxflowers, all pink and woody and smelling of bees. Reading Austen. Sweeping the floor, opening the windows, getting out-of-doors. Wearing lipstick, shoes. Eating breakfast, making the bed. Writing thank-you notes on good paper. Being polite. Watching bad TV. And slamming the occasional door.
{Photo, Me}
13 comments:
i like your boot straps. bright lipstick always seems to cheer me up, too.
whoa. i just left a comment somewhere else about bright lipstick cheering me up.
waxflower is my second favorite filler flower. queen anne's lace is my first. so willowy...
YES--I had nearly forgotten the miracle pepping powers of lipstick.
getting out of doors only helps when it is nice enough to do so, which luckily it almost has been for the last week or so. sweeping the floors helps me very much, but it is unfortunately something that must be kept up daily in this dog ridden house of mine.
this year i want winter over not so much for the comfort of being warm but for the longer days and opportunity to exercise outside.
When I lived in Manhattan, I was for the most part living alone. I was often lonely, most often on Sunday afternoons. Company was usually the best bootstrap. Even if all we did was watch stupid television together.
"Stop moping about." My childhood too.
Loved this post. Hope it is starting to work.
ten more days 'til february..
pfff. Sometimes moping is just fine. I like slamming doors too though.
coveted, your little waxflowers.
agreed, on the occasional slamming of doors being a perfectly appropriate and useful thing to do.
raised, on the pulling of bootstraps philosophy.
flooded, here in california. you?
I love your blog. It's full of calm, pretty things that always brighten my day and remind of the things I aspire to.
SLAM.
I haven't been getting your feeds. humph. I thought you hadn't written last week. Humph.
SLAM.
I haven't been getting your feeds. humph. I thought you hadn't written last week. Humph.
<3
really liking your pictures.
have you made the big purchase?
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