Latest reading one of several books going at any one time, a first person narrative where the narrator is a death doula, and what she learns as she goes along.
It's an easy read, a bit of a romcom type of story, but I did finish it. Very New York is the center of the world, and leaving it means going to Nepal kind of vibe.
The writer seems prejudiced against people who don't like crowds and parties, characterizing them as inevitably lonely and longing.
When the main character starts to run about traveling and joining groups, dumping her doula work, it's presented as personal improvement and progress into an adult life. I'm not too comfortable with the underlying agenda. Not very respectful of end of life work. If you read it please let me know if it struck you differently. I'm open to revisiting.
I was up at 4am on the solstice, woke ready to get up and drink coffee. I like waking in the dark and watching the dawn gradually appear. Now that I can nap after breakfast it's a luxury. There's not the pressure there used to be when I was caregiving, on my feet 7 am to 11pm, and needing to stay in bed as long as I could.
Saturday is for visible darning and other pursuits.
This is under the heel, as usual. I walk through my socks. I used a soft yarn for the darn and it feels soft underfoot.
Happy day everyone, repairs are as interesting as creating if you make them fun.
And I spent Saturday evening online with a phone tech who diagnosed the issue with the lack of mobile data on my phone. It was the plan not the phone blocking it. So now I have a new plan with mobile data enabled, and I don't need a new phone after all. That was my main need. Yay me
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