Week 1: Follow Up

How many days this week did you do morning pages?
I didn't write on Friday because it was a very busy day and I just kind of forgot.

Did you do your artist's date this week?
I went to Brookings with my husband on Sunday. 

Did you get out on your weekly walk?
Yes and I look forward to going on more now that it is summer.

Were there any issues you felt were significant to your self-discovery?
I got two job offers this week and after the Orlando shooting, I have rededicated myself to spreading love.

Bookof the Month: May

In the month of May I finished five books, none of which were graphic novels. I've gotten to the end of my re-reading of The Sandman series and I've been rationing content to myself. Most of the books I finished were longer or more dense books that took a bit longer than normal to read or I had been sitting on for quite awhile for one reason or another. While all of the books I read in May were enjoyable in their own way, the one I enjoyed the most was read in nearly one sitting.

I am one of those people who receives a jury summon every three months like clockwork while my husband gets maybe one a year. This past month was the very first time I've ever been required to actually report in spite of the frequent requests. I brought two books with me, "Daring Greatly," which I was finishing up for my book club meeting and "The Argonauts," which was Emma Watson's pick for her book club. I sat in the courthouse basement for approximately four hours before I was dismissed. Thank goodness. They wanted to hook me into a six week long trial and that just wasn't happening.

"The Argonauts," is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I have ever encountered. It made so much sense when I later learned that Maggie Nelson is a poet by trade. The entire book breathed and flowed like a poem. It was delicate at times, tender like a kiss, and acid on the heart at others. The story is intimate. Maggie is experiencing the bodily and hormonal changes of pregnancy while her partner is experiencing the bodily and hormonal changes of transitioning from female to male. Their love for each other, their existing child, and their child to be is warm and tender and the way Maggie captures their experience is perfect.

This book broke my heart and sewed it back together. It has been a month since I read it and I'm getting misty-eyed just thinking about it. If you would like to borrow this book, I would be more than happy to lend it because I want everyone to read it.