loving gaze

 Before resting though, I just want to say something about autumn. Now that I am approaching the next decade of life, the decade which is known as the last before the elderly years, I seem to appreciate Autumn more. True we do not actually have autumn in a tropical country as this, but because the world has gotten much smaller and what happens globally is within reach via social media, I get to feast my eyes on whatever autumn images people post. I have begun collecting some photos which my own relatives share. I could easily download all kinds of super-beautiful, stunning autumn colors from public pages. But I guess there is a bit more meaningfulness when the images come from people you love and care about. Or, at least from people I know even if not that well but at least there is some connection. The reds, oranges, yellows, red-oranges, yellow-oranges, deep reds... wow! Breathtaking beauty. loveliest of the lovely in nature. and to think these come right before the cold of winte...

Interesting how my mini-vacation is going.  I set out to have a no-work and no-house chores break. As much as possible, to just do nothing. Yes, DO NOTHING.  Or close to nothing. Like just sitting or lying down, leisurely leafing through an e-book, or dozing off while watching a drama series (The Crown is IN.)  But it has been a challenge. The past 2 days, I "indulged" in sweeping the floor. Plus I have felt the temptation to do some decluttering here and there, though I have successfully held back, haha. Documents and files have been calling out for me to organise. More online shopping for house needs. The itch to get a list of Christmas plans going, etc. etc.   I still have almost a week left to do nothing. I have been using a mood tracker and have noticed that the word "tired", referring to physically tired, has disappeared from my mood choices for the day. Relaxed is in.  This is actually the very first time in my adult life that I am making very good progre...