Day Two
This morning I did my yoga for the first time in several months. It felt good to get back into some normalcy. This winter, I must have been doing mediative yoga at least three times a week and I don't think that I have ever felt so relaxed in my life. Today I decided that it was time that I started to relax again.
Day Three
I went to an AA meeting with my father last night. I hadn't been to one since I was a little girl. I never quite understood what went on at those meetings, but I always liked spending time with my Daddy. Last night, the speakers wore little boutonnieres. One of the speakers was having a conversation with my Dad, when he took off his boutonniere and handed it to me. I felt like a child, but not in a bad way. I felt loved. This morning, I found the flowers sitting on my desk, a bit crumbled, a bit stale, but I picked them up and I still smiled when I saw them.
Day Four
I went with my Dad to Kandalini yoga tonight, which is more like mediation than regular yoga. There were a lot of breathing exercises involved and a lot of different hand motions. This was one them. We were told to interlace our fingers and move our hands up and down in time with our breathing. During the exercises I told myself "Don't forget to breathe." And as I was leaving the studio I reminded myself,
"Don't forget to breathe."
Day Five
I bought my first dragon fruit today. I feeling pretty down while food shopping with my Dad and Aunt today, but when I saw this odd looking fruit, I immediately brightened up. It's not so much the taste of the fruit that makes me happy, but the wonderful memories that are attached to it.
Day Six
Today was an amazing one spent doing some very eclectic things with my fairy friend, Tiana. We started with some tea and coffee and ended it with some delicious juice. In between tea and juice we hit up our old friend, Saver's, a bought some odds and ends to complete our lives. Today was blessed. It helped me to remember the things in my life that I never want to neglect; friendship and creativity. Thank you so much for an amazing day, Tiana ♥
Day Seven
Today I spent the day with my Mother, flipping through old photos. I have found myself going through photos from my Mom's life in Singapore, before she moved to the United States. I found several photos of my Mom at my age, those happen to be my favorite out of the bunch (even before the ones of the two of us together.) There's just something so magical about seeing what Mother was doing when she was my age, she was living in the 1970's, wearing short shorts and flowy blouses...and then I thought about it and I realized that I really am my Mother's daughter.
Day Eight
Today I celebrated my Mother's life with my friends and family. It was so liberating to gather with so many people that my Mom has touched. I could not have gotten through this day without the love and support of my friends and my family. Thank you so much to my Mother's best friend Elizabeth, for providing the flowers and for speaking so fondly of my Mom, thank you to my cousins Liam and Mikaela for speaking on my behalf, and to all of those who made this Celebration of Life possible.
Day Nine
I went to the Lowel Folk Festival with my Dad today. Our house was pretty quit as the afternoon approached so unable to face the awful quit of a house, the two of us went out. While wandering the streets, I encountered this guy, singing/playing his heart out on the sidewalk. No stage, no nothing, just him and his guitar. You really get to see the beauty of the music when all there is accompanying it is an acoustic guitar.
Day Ten
My day began with yoga and ended with meditation. I spent part of the day with Tiana at the Lowell Folk Festival and on my way home, I found myself staring at the sky. As I was driving, I sought out an opening in the trees so that I could stop and capture the beauty of the sunset. Before I knew it, the trees broke and there was the sunset, reflected in the water. I immediately pulled over and ran out into the street to take a photo. It's moments like this, that remind me that there is beauty everywhere. All you have to do is look.
Day Eleven
I spent the day with my family in Winthrop today. We went out for lunch and sat outside on the back porch. As we were leaving I spotted these flowers poking through the railing on the porch. In the past few weeks, I have been finding that the smallest things possess the ability to make me smile. Including these beautiful while flowers.
Day Twelve
Today was very productive...for a day in my life. Tiana and I set out at about 10:00 in the morning and didn't stop until 11:00 at night. In the time span of 13 hours, we managed to shop for a backpack, juice, make dread extensions for my hair (a photo of which I will be posting soon) and do some serious catching up with an old friend. I honestly can only begin to describe the millions of things that I did today. I even got a new pet (a little fishy named Penguin) from my good friend Jill. Here is a photo of the fruits and veggies that my Dad arranged before we juiced them. It was delicious!
Day Thirteen
Today my good friend and I spent a good amount of our day watching my new pet, Penguin. Jill gave him to me yesterday as a surprise. I have never had a pet fish before so had no idea just how mesmerizing watching them can be. I could spend hours watching him swim around in his bowl.
Day Fourteen
I went out to lunch with my friend Peter's Mom and sister at this adorable spot called Pickity Place in Mason, New Hampshire. It used to be the home of the woman who wrote Little Red Riding Hood. Before sitting down to a fresh, inventive meal, we killed some time browsing the gift ship. I was so enchanted by the herbs that hung from the ceiling. It smelt amazing. Such a quaint way to spend a Thursday afternoon.
