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Wasnāt feeling great on Sunday, so I canceled my evening plans. Wound up making myself a batch of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, enjoyed from the couch with my dog. I really needed this and Iām glad I gave it to myself.
Bonus points for eating out of my very special vintage Beatrix Potter bowl.
Mar 5, 2025
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Iām recovering from a health scare, and Iāve been outsourcing all of the āessentialsā that I canāt maintain on my ownā eating is essential, cooking is not, so I bought a massive quiche from my neighbourhood bakery and have been eating that.
Iāve had to orient around what my body can do right now, and what makes my body feel safe, and thatās felt very decadent. I had a friend over for brunch and just got a ton of pastry deliveredā I got quality time with a friend, and didnāt have dishes after. Iāve asked someone to come water my garden, and leaning into relationships is always really affirming; remembering that safety and wellness are group projects, and that I can call in my community, has been really good.
Jul 29, 2024
i just made the most delightful scrumptious dinner. get this - asiago bagel, toasted, duh. cream cheese. gingerly, delicately placed spinach, and then smoked salmon on top, sprinkled with pepper. the whole process of making my meal, i was mindful, i was excited about it, i took my time. and you know what - i tasted the love. i can tell it was made with the purpose of nourishing my body, being delicious, and being love-filled, obviously. thank you, me :')
Aug 19, 2024
Going out and buying grocery store sushi from the grocery store a block away at 9 pm because your roommate has had a rough as fuck day, you have little in your fridge, and rough days are not meant for sad leftovers. Grabbing a couple of the sets that look good from what little is left in the store and just sharing them all straight from the containers.
And even more delightfully getting to watch her go from tense and ready to throw fists to whistling on her way to the shower. Good food really does heal people. I love knowing how to be helpful and having the means to do it!
Apr 3, 2025
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i canceled my Spotify account over the summer and have spent the last few months rebuilding my digital music library on a refurbished iPod Touch. reading critiques of the app (and itās enshittification), i realized i wasnāt even sure of my own musical tastes and preferences. i had stopped picking for myself, stopped seeking out new music, ceasing to know how to choose what i wanted or articulate what i like.
breaking free from the algorithm has been such a joy! iām borrowing gobs of music from the library, rebuilding my old playlists, and consuming more music than i have in years. and better yet, my data isnāt being tracked by Spotify and i own whatās in my personal library. further, my receptors are more open when iām out in the world exposed to music, searching for recommendations in an organic way.
Jan 16, 2025
iāve been trying to articulate why i enjoy this space so much. yes, the UX is reminiscent of Tumblr and the early days of the internet. and thereās genuine sincerity and vulnerability on here that makes it feel really cozy and real, which i havenāt felt online in at least a decade.
but i think whatās undergirding my love of this space is how anti-capitalist it feels. most of the recs everyone shares are vibe-checks, quality of life shifts, meditations and offers, music and movies, just plain good art. i donāt feel compelled to buy anything when i come here. i feel excited and pumped to be a cheerleader, find connection, find common ground. and FWIW the recs iāve shared that have gotten the most traction are my suggestions for leading a less capitalistic / consumerist life (quitting Amazon, getting off of Spotify, building community to take care of you and your things).
all of this is to say, i love it here and i love you guys.
Feb 7, 2025
hear me outāthis one might feel impossible, but i quit purchasing items on Amazon in 2018 and cancelled my GoodReads account shortly after.
i did some serious reflection and realized iād become super reliant upon, and frankly, quite used to the instant gratification of purchasing something and knowing iād have it within a day. thatās not normal. the labor practices, economics, and environmental impacts of getting what you want from the internet delivered quickly and right to your door are skewed. i was filling a void in myself with mindless purchases.
iām aware that they service a huge swath of the internet (Amazon Web Services), own Whole Foods and Abe Books, and will likely take over more businesses we like and rely on. weaning off and avoiding entirely is very very hard, but it can also be a measured decision. that said, i know that it is a privilege to abstain from Amazon. i am able bodied, i donāt have kids, i have access to a car, i live in an urban environment with access to a lot of stuff at my fingertips. but making the choice to break out of the Amazon loop has ultimately been better for my pocketbook and better for my relationship to these mega-tech-companies that have their fingers in everything.
in contrast, iām becoming more interested in alternate economies, like bartering and sharing. i love the idea of having commonly shared tools and items (tool libraries are very cool). we donāt need to own it all, we have each other.
interested in exploring more? the zine pictured below is a great start, and summarizes a much larger book by the same author on how to resist the leviathan that is Amazon.
Jan 22, 2025