“Something Good” Sunday
This week has been a mixed bag of things happening and emotions being felt. A recurring dream I had made me question past events in my life and made me a little antsy to hurry up and get to my next therapy appointment. Despite that dream, for most of the week, I haven’t been sleeping well. I have been getting up multiple times in the night to use the bathroom and having a hard time falling back asleep once I’m done. Last night I was determined to sleep through the night, stayed up later, took an extra sleep aid (I can take up to two), and fell asleep just fine. But then the power went out around 3 a.m. which knocked out the fan that keeps me cool enough to stay asleep. It was out for several hours. Still haven’t had a full night of sleep.
But there was good mixed in too. My tattoo appointment yesterday was a highlight. I love the vibe in a tattoo shop and I really dig my artist. This was the 3rd time she’s drawn something on me and I will probably go back in the fall for a 4th piece. Also, on Friday, even though I had to go into work for an event, instead of the usual work-from-home routine, I found that I really like being at work with my team. They are genuinely good, fun people. There is an ease to being around them and I found that I’m really looking forward to moving into our building and working with them in-person each day.
Here’s what I want to highlight though for the one “something good” this week. In my online knitting group, we do a Christmas card exchange during the holidays. We sign up and tell how many cards we’re willing to send, then the swap organizer sends us that many names and addresses to send to. When we receive our cards we always post a picture of them in the group as a thank you. It’s not the holidays now, but someone had the idea that it would be nice to receive cards at other times of the year, like now, spring. So we are having a spring card exchange.
This week, I started working on my 10 cards that I said I would send out. It has been so fun going through my stationary supplies and picking out a card and stickers that match the likes and interests of each recipient. Then using my glitter gel pens to write a note and sealing the card up with a fun washi tape. And of course, adorning each envelope with one of my Betty White stamps. This has been SO fun! I have about five more cards that I need to prepare and I’m honestly looking very forward to it. I sit at my desk in my office/creative space where I am surrounded by my stationary supplies and I lay everything out in front of me and just have the best time.
Snail mail is not dead! I love sending it and preparing those cards with all the creativity I could muster has been a true highlight of my week.
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