"People who delight in simple pleasures and who manage to smile in spite of the difficulties they face have the clearest vision." ~ Dodinsky Simple pleasures... >...watching a firework display >...the scent of your lover's neck >...Sunday morning in bed with breakfast and the papers >...looking at a sunflower >...becoming engrossed in writing >...winning in… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 5
"I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex." ~ Oscar Wilde Simple pleasures... >...when your favourite team wins >...bread sticks and hummous >...a blanket of snow when you don't have to be anywhere >...watching the waves on the beach >...blowing bubbles >...eating what's left of the cake mixture out of the… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 4
"It's not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" ~ Henry David Thoreau I'm sorry I've been missing this week. Just when I'd gotten into a proper posting schedule with themes and everything for the first time in four years, but I kind of got hit… Continue reading So, I Got A Little Angry On Facebook, I Did Not Anticipate What Happened Next
"One must be prepared to fight for one's simple pleasures and to defend them against elegance and erudition and all manner of glamorous enticements." Amor Towles Simple Pleasures... >...kissing >...a tidy house >...your favourite poem >...finding old love letters >...strawberries and cream >...the smell of old books >...new lambs >...a good, long laugh >...candle light… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 3
“Moving from phonetics to etymology, ‘vagina’ originates from a word meaning sheath for a sword. Ain’t got no vagina.” ~ Inga Muscio So, a late night conversation on Twitter last week led me to conduct some more polling. Completely non-scientific, non-generalisable polling of course. I like to think of it as finding out what a room… Continue reading I Asked A Bunch Of People How They Felt About Their Vulvas
“The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalise the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, more unashamed conversation. ~ Glenn Close So, as I see that the ‘mentally ill loner’ trope has reared it’s ugly head again, and as pretty unsociable mentally ill… Continue reading Mental Illness Isn’t A Motive For Murder. It Just Isn’t.
(Image via Planned Parenthood: How To Use Menstrual Products Superpost) “I mean if there was any justice in the world you wouldn't even have to go to school during your period. You'd just stay home for five days and eat chocolate and cry.” ~ Andrea Portes So, you remember how a little while ago I told… Continue reading See How Other People Feel About Their Periods
"Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child." ~ Willie Stargell Simple pleasures... >...stillness and birdsong >...your favourite song on the radio >...a long, leisurely bath or shower >...the pop of a new mascara >...hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows >...kittens >...getting home to your couch after a long day… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 2
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” ~ Susan Pease Banitt Facebook reminded me last week that it was four years to the day since my mental health coming out party. Or as I titled the event at the time my Taking Down My Christmas Tree Party. Because… Continue reading My Mental Health ‘Coming Out’ Party
“If nothing worse than Ale happens to us, we are well off.” ~ Charles Dickens Simple pleasures... >...freshly clean sheets >...a tasty home cooked meal >...when a baby smiles back at you >...the perfect cup of tea >...a cool, refreshing drink on a hot, sunny day >...the smell of freshly cut grass >...bread just out of… Continue reading Simple Pleasures
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