10 things
What I've found interesting on the internet lately.
Mercury is very much in retrograde (along with basically the rest of the planets in our humble little solar system) and I’m feeling it big time. I’m turned about, I can’t seem to find focus or structure, and my mind is wandering to everywhere but where it needs to be. My bouts of concentration are few and far in between, and I only feel good when I’m on the move. (Like, I literally cannot sit otherwise my body has a total meltdown.) I’ve been taking more walks.
Additionally, in classic Mercury style, my phone has been acting up, and I’ve basically been signed out of every work-related account possible, spending way too much time trying to get back in. It’s been defeating, to say the least, that my recent days have been spent resetting passwords and emailing IT and sounding an S.O.S. in my colleague group chats.
I’m feeling fragile and exhausted. I left the office at 5 on the dot today, and in what I believe to be a super subconscious attempt to give myself a break in this tornado of energetics, I accidentally left my work laptop on my desk. The thing is, I rarely ever open it at home. But somehow the habit has groomed me to always pack my laptop up when the day wraps. Perhaps it quells my paranoia that if something big happens and I need to access that random file that I’ll be able to. But today, when I discovered the laptop sleeve in my backpack was empty, I really wasn’t mad about it. It truly feels like my whole energy field is saying, “Slow down! We demand you take a break!” So, I accept this slowness tonight. (And perhaps forever(?))
Here’s to move living in the present.
10 THINGS
This collaboration between Mara Hoffman, one of my fave designers of all time, and West Elm.
This traditional Ethiopian dancing. I must travel to Israel one year for Sigd to learn more.
I know every person ever is going to be wearing classic riding boots for autumn, but these black leather ones have me considering joining the trend.
Also, while we’re on footwear, I’d also love a new pair of Mary Janes.
The epitome of South Florida Jew.
This Yoruba textile making.
This table setting.
I’d love to take a dip in this pool, preferably sans clothes.
The discussions around a four day work week and breaking the bizarre molds that we (society) made up (and are no longer relevant).
This article on what it’s like to embark on the journey of becoming an “old mom”.
This vase. This rounds us out at 11 things, but I couldn’t resist.