Finding joy beyond screens

I’m getting old. It’s true. I am. Well, we all are. There’s no turning back, we’re doomed.

Before I start to sound like a lunatic I want just to say – why didn’t anyone tell me how nice it is to just bake at 7.30 in the morning? Nothing like the smell of warm cheese coming from the oven. Did that today. I actually am baking again right now while I write this (it will probably be posted when I am no longer baking or having to eat the thing I baked). It is almost 9 PM on a Tuesday and I am waiting for some sweet bread with forest fruits. This, to me, is a blissful life.

I am starting to enjoy simply being away from my phone more often, I did not set up focus time or anything, I just make the decision myself with how I spend my time. And it is hard. You mean I have to think about like my life and stuff in the 2 minutes the milk is heating up?? Crazy, huh?

As far as activities I said in the previous posts that I would like to spend more time on, it is a process still.
Drawing and painting I really left aside somewhere like a child forgotten after school hours. Organizing your free time it’s a process, some days you can conquer your time, some you just do your best.
And that’s ok. I try to say that to myself often.
It’s ok I didn’t take as many pictures during the weekend.
It’s ok to buy already made food sometimes.
It’s ok to take a walk when the sun is shining and not continue with the learning. Or reading for that matter. Probably the only constant in my time is reading. Either books or science and tech magazine/websites. Did you know that ChatGPT uses 0.5L of water for each 100 words written? The water is used to cool down the servers. Crazy indeed.

I actually took a few photographs as well as it was snowy around here, so enjoy.

Going to finally pick out a few of my photographs to print, so exciting!

I am also diving again into crossword puzzles and such activities. I ordered this book below. I’m really curious about it!

Today is also my birthday. Well, today when I am posting it, not today when you might be reading it. Wow, great sentence, Rox. I have one of those ages that start with 3. Still towards the lower end of the number, which it is – just a number. Let’s ditch that obsession over aging and the stuff you “have” to accomplish when you reach a certain number. Deal?

The song I kept on reply while writing <3

“In a misty veil, misplaced
Where castles in the air will be no longer seen
As something out of reach
In time the dream will be erased
So many things will never be
The way they seemed
And pride will have it’s fall at last”

Anyway, I’m going back to reading. Hope you all have a good week ahead!

PS: The sweet bread was really good!
PPS: It is gone 🙁
PPPS??: I’m gonna bake something else tomorrow!

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