A bit beleaguered

[darkemeralds]

I completely forgot about a dinner with dine and friends this evening until she called me while I was almost home and already twenty minutes late. (Sorry! Sorry! Please invite me back....)

I've been slow to answer email and comments, and can't seem to find a handle on the regular things of my life. I'm mentally foggy. Not sure what's up,



My job is basically eating my brain, and not in a good, "I'm so wonderfully busy and engaged" kind of way.

I wonder what I can do to clear the mental fog.

Comments

[wintersfire]

I've had the same problem myself recently and found a bit of a change has really perked me up. I love my routine too but sometimes it's easy to deny ourselves simple pleasures of change and discovery.

I let lj and writing slide for a bit and re-read some old fave books, made the effort to spend some time just being, watching, absorbing the moment, not rushing to tasks (or at least once home from work and with the kids in bed).

I love porcelain and china and I rarely use it any more. I dug out some pretty cups and milk jug, sugarbowl etc and now set up the tray, lay everything out and take tea like a grand dame :D

Moments are everything x

[darkemeralds]

We should all take tea like a grande dame at least once in a while. That sounds lovely.

Change and discovery are great pleasures, and "simple" in the sense that they're basic to our nature. I realize that I've even been re-listening to the same set of podfics for the last few weeks, resisting simply discovering some new ones. There's a definite "run and hide" quality to this whole state.

I may have to break out my Mandarin lessons again. Language learning is a tremendous brain-activator.

[wintersfire]

The Mandarin will do the trick I'm sure!

I actually only use my DW to respond to you (by and large) - I rarely post there so you might be better finding me on lj at bornof_sorrow :D

[darkemeralds]

Oh, thanks for the tip. Have friended you over there. Must now read over there from time to time!