pickOne of the first books I ever read on making a house a home. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, clutter and chaos was the norm. This book was life changing for twentysomething me. Rereading all these years later, I'm surprised at how many things are part of my routines. Yes, it's a bit dated and pretentious in places, but it taught me so much: seasonal eating, flowers in the house, and setting a pretty table. 🌸
I did a thing. I ventured out this weekend to see my daughter in Providence. We went to the Athenæum and then to Aleppo Sweets for some Arabic coffee with cardamom and of course some baklava. The Athenæum had a sale so I got 6 books for less than $10!!! No anxiety. It was lovely.
These prism glasses allow me to read in bed without straining my neck. Where have these beauties been all my life? 👀
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pickI found this look at the indoors super interesting, especially considering that we live so much of our lives inside in modern society. It covers a wide variety of approaches, but maybe take it with a grain a salt, as WeWork gets a lot of praise and, well… Also, it starts by looking at the bacteria all over our homes, so fair warning if you want to skip past that bit.
One season of MSW is MIA but aside from that - I‘m quite happy with this!
Still a lot of books on the floor that hopefully the shelf I‘ve now moved into my bedroom will be able to accommodate but that feels like a job for the weekend
Texted my grandpa and he came over to help me - between the two of us we managed to decode the instructions.
Now onto the fun part…
I had a head empty no thoughts kind of Kmart trip…
Questions that would have been good to consider :
Can I lift this by myself? Will it fit in my little car? Will I die navigating the extremely busy carpark after I lose my car? Once I get it out of the trolley, will I manage to get it in the car without the trolley rolling away? How am I carrying this up a flight of stairs? Should I have measured the space I want this to go in?
pickHard-pressed to think of a better way to spend my day than breaking up housework with little stints of reading on the porch and playing with babies— both furry and otherwise ❤️
