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I did not plan yesterday. And the work I was expecting was not ready. I did a bit more on the website update, but not much. And I napped on the sofa in the afternoon. And saw friemds in the evening.
And now I have filled the gap I had with some other work and so I am going from quiet to fairly busy. And I am happy about that, because honestly, I feel so much more me when I am busy. I would love to be someone who can embrace free time and fill it with all the things I wish I could do when I am super busy, but I may well need to acknowledge that that’s not who I am and that filling my days with solidly defined work (whether that’s editing so many pages, setting so many slides, sketching so many spot illustrations) is my comfort space.
I was deeply moved by the news of two deaths yesterday – one a local author whose books filled my teenage years and thr other a great uncle who has been an important family member for as long as I can remember. I may write a separate post about them both and the feelings that are now intertwined.
But first, to work!
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