#MyDadsQuoteBook and me.
While California burns and my daughter and employee have the stomach flu (I’m a little scared but definitely deserve to get sick…), I’ve decided on an approach to gathering my own quotes.
This past Christmas, my father gave my daughter her own quote book. Nice but, I think mine’s better. He left me room for my own quotes but the full page I’ve included is sloppy (except for the Silas Marner quote…I can hear my mother’s voice complaining about my sloppy left handed penmanship). Obviously I Don’t want to muck up the quote book with either my handwriting or quotes that don’t measure up. I’ve got a pack of 12 month mini notebooks (I’m a sucker for notepads, books, paper!) that I’ve told myself I would fill with something. Thought, emotions, solidify time on a page but the better use is to scribble quotes in. I like to add dates to everything so…in the future, I can use my best penmanship and sift through these dates, gathered quotes to determine what measures up.
I’ve still got until my birthday on the 16th for my new year to really start. I’m in my post the new calendar year beginning and before my new year reflection period. I’m typically a little superstitious about these two weeks (best friend killed himself in 2016 and my cousins two year old died tragically last year) and hope I stay safe, the rest of you do, and the fires remiss.
Best of luck with your day today Pham! I hope in spite of all that’s taking place in the world (or our homes), we are able to find some beauty, gratitude, and wonder…at least enough to get us through today.
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This week on #FactorySettings @justjeren and I talk about the elephant in the room. MONEY! We talk about when we first became aware of it, how it affected our parents' divorces, how much we spent on our addiction, being dependent, financial insecurity and so much more!
https://bridgetphetasy.substack.com/p/factory-settings-17#details
Hello new followers, I hope I don’t disappoint you. I want this place to feel like home, where we can escape the Thunderdome and process the world. Where we can post dog pics and recipes and book recommendations. Where we support each other as we get sober, lose weight, embark on new business opportunities, creative endeavors, relationships and travels. I want this to be your oasis of sanity and laughter in an increasingly mad world. A creative outlet where you can share your spirit with us.
We might not have any control over the news cycle—but we can control our habits and attitude. It all starts with us. And hopefully a little piece of that will start here.
Austin TX, Hilltop Log, Coldpocalypse Day 4. The "wintry mix" from previous news forecasts did not materialize. I am annoyed, as I was hoping to skip my scheduled blood draw this morning. I call the doctor and plead that there is ice on one bridge two counties over and the skies still look ominous. The doctor dismisses my arguments. I drive to the office despite the life-threatening 40 degree temperature.
I survived. With my lab draw done, I plan to stress-eat too much pizza later today and blame it on my doctor.
(Sorry for the delay on this prompt—life happened.)
The writing prompts are back! And since everyone is talking about "what is a woman?" I thought we should dig into our Factory Settings and find out what we learned about this stuff.
