sublime salads
i had the best time making a salad today. like a really good time. i sat on my kitchen chair up at the counter, propped my phone up on the microwave and watched and funny sweet movie on netflix and proceeded to make the most delicious salad. like wow. that salad packs a punch of flavour! it was just a basic mediterranean salad. tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, italian parsely, lime zest and juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt, oregano, pomegranate molasses, feta. i ate it with spicy pepperoni sticks. it was a glorious feast. i gloried in the salad. the juiciness. the salt, the acid, the sweetness, and the heat. the creamy salty crumble of feta. gah! it was a beautiful moment. i'm still riding the high of it. it was joy.
i had a nap after work so i'm still wide awake. i planned for 30 minutes but it should surprise no one that i napped for 2 hours. well you should be surprised. it could have easily been 4.
i had a nice talk with mom today. there is so much to be grateful for even in this pandemic time. i'm grateful for that. i'm grateful for all the love that is still boundless in the hearts of people. i'm grateful for eyes to see it and a heart to feel it. i'm grateful for courage and caring in little and big ways. i'm grateful for hands that lift up. i feel lifted by the good will and kindness i have the honour of witnessing. people are so good. so so good. i'm grateful for that feeling of unity we can feel. i'm grateful for time and a return to the wholesome pastime of togetherness. i'm grateful for the creativity that is born out of boredom.
i was having a tiny little chat with my bud-in-law (bil) on instagram. he commented that my book was amazing. bil is always generous in his comments. i said it was fun to learn. he said "looks like you can be creative still. you have to be happy i believe to do that. so i am glad to see that you are happy." when bil said that, my heart said , yes! i am happy!. i'm not sure which came first, happiness then creativity or creativity birthed the happiness but it doesn't matter. maybe they came together. it was a nice moment to witness the contentment in my heart. at the end of our tiny chat i said "heart ya bil" he sent me a happy emoji with hearts around it and said "i just bragged to fatima that you said that to me. she wrinkled her nose like she does and giggles."
2 pics of my books. doesn't show it that well but gives you some idea.
i had a nap after work so i'm still wide awake. i planned for 30 minutes but it should surprise no one that i napped for 2 hours. well you should be surprised. it could have easily been 4.
i had a nice talk with mom today. there is so much to be grateful for even in this pandemic time. i'm grateful for that. i'm grateful for all the love that is still boundless in the hearts of people. i'm grateful for eyes to see it and a heart to feel it. i'm grateful for courage and caring in little and big ways. i'm grateful for hands that lift up. i feel lifted by the good will and kindness i have the honour of witnessing. people are so good. so so good. i'm grateful for that feeling of unity we can feel. i'm grateful for time and a return to the wholesome pastime of togetherness. i'm grateful for the creativity that is born out of boredom.
i was having a tiny little chat with my bud-in-law (bil) on instagram. he commented that my book was amazing. bil is always generous in his comments. i said it was fun to learn. he said "looks like you can be creative still. you have to be happy i believe to do that. so i am glad to see that you are happy." when bil said that, my heart said , yes! i am happy!. i'm not sure which came first, happiness then creativity or creativity birthed the happiness but it doesn't matter. maybe they came together. it was a nice moment to witness the contentment in my heart. at the end of our tiny chat i said "heart ya bil" he sent me a happy emoji with hearts around it and said "i just bragged to fatima that you said that to me. she wrinkled her nose like she does and giggles."
2 pics of my books. doesn't show it that well but gives you some idea.
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