liminal_space | a room without a view (Reply)

my office is downstairs in the basement. while SOME of the subterranean area has windows that allow a surprising amount of light in (part of the basement is ground level, which is just weird to me), my little nook has nothing but a window that opens to dark narnia or something.

anyway, much of the time i'm ok with this: there's a feeling of being wrapped up in a cocoon of pale greens and soft shadow. you can get a lot of thinking done when there is no outside teasing you into distraction. i've always appreciated places to write, think, create that are locked off and away from the world.

the fact that there is far more time that i'm not ok with my cellar-dwelling office says more about my growth in love for my new home and my new life than anything else. (when it's not winter) i yearn to be around my family, outside, in the presence of my garden, horses, chickens, barn cats, dogs, neighbors, the lake, the forest, the loud and utterly insane nature that brings an actual ache to my heart; it's like the feeling inside is just too large for muscle and bone.

yet even with that, this space below is precious.

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let me be very clear about something: i do not have enough room in my house to keep buying frivolous things. i keep this in mind pretty often and do ok — but yesterday we went to the thrift store and i found a set of 1950s homer laughlin china that was divine. the set had 41 pieces and all i really wanted was the platter, so i turned on the charm and negotiated a deal to just get the platter at a whopping $3.75. the whole set was $10, but at that point, i just wanted the platter.

i came home, started talking about it, and mister suggested we go get the full set — i could keep the coffee cups and saucers, the creamer, and sell off the rest on ebay. alas, they were closed and i had time to think about how i do not NEED more things in my house and i do not NEED to spend money on anything other than the horses and chickens and....

this morning we went and got the rest of it. =\ i negotiated the price down to reflect what i paid yesterday, so there's at least that.

why the big worry about money? bluebelle needs a set of trail boots. YOU HEARD ME....TRAIL BOOTS FOR HORSES. *sigh* we're thinking about the scootboots because they are well reviewed and offer sizing help, but you have to do the measuring within two weeks of the last trim. i THINK we're close to that, but need to be sure. poor girl...her feet are tender and ouchy on gravelly surfaces, which is where we'll be doing a lot of riding.

right now, she can't go out to trail ride with misty and me, and while i WILL go by myself (because i'm a badass....and also because i may or may not take a shot of fireball to bring cowgirl barb out), but it's always more fun with a friend. :)

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the rain today is keeping us inside for the most part, so the plan is to make some bread for the family, exercise class, do some batch meal prep, read, and maybe write. possibly. or at least journal a bit. it's almost 2p so i best get moving.

~today's food plans~

* loaf of white bread for child and husband

* air fry my tteokbokki marinated chicken (4-6 meals from that)

* make tofu flautas tonight with black beans and salad; it's a pretty protein intensive meal and since i'll use low carb tortillas, processed carbs will be minimal.

i need to get the flautas done and ready to eat by 4:30; i'm back on a solid NO EATING AFTER 4:30 kick — unless it's a grapefruit. THAT i can eat as a snack.

mmmm, tasty. (no, really. i'm sort of loving grapefruit right now.)

stay classy, yo.