True, it is not the first of the month, but I’m coming here anyway. I hope you receive this graciously.
Writing and delivering this on the first means so much to me, but it was just not possible yesterday! As a semi-recovering completist, missing deadlines or doing anything less than 100% is uncomfortable. It’s hard to prioritize intuition over the instinct to do something the “right” way.
The right way being absolute, extreme, fully committed, etc.
I know there is no “right” way!
I’m working on it!
September was a thick month, and it didn’t include me getting this newsletter out on time.
On September 11, my friend Anna and I recorded a sweet episode for the She’s Friendly podcast. We talk about how we met, hummus, being pen pals, what “back-to-school” brings to mind, and Virgo season. I have not completed editing, but you should expect to be able to listen to our conversation within the month!
Sunday, September 17, I turned 30. This birthday felt safe, sad, and grounded. I am loved, and I am celebrated. I continue to live and age. I am all of my parts.
I got married Friday, September 22, around 5:30 pm, to my partner of six years. Never has my core felt so vibrant, matched, settled, or shaken. I intend to write more about it, but not right now.
And then it was the end of the month.
HOT – 500 pounds of apples. The dress your mum made you when you were a child. Great grandmothers. Fixing the pillows at the end of the night. Squeezing your friend's fingers, forearms, and shoulders. Tagging the phrase, “Ever heard of it?” onto the end of anything. Wedding cake. Blue!
NOT – Dunking your sibling underwater. Splinters. Orb-weaver spiders. Room temperature red wine. Blisters. Time moving so fast. The character Blane McDonnagh from Pretty in Pink. Losing a small treasure.
I got this shirt for my birthday, and I wear it almost every day. You could, too.
This funny little thing helps me with neck and jaw pain and is a nice form of active rest.
Pourquoi tu me fous plus des coups ? by An Luu
I just started Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page. I already recommend it.
“I love what you are. What you do. How you try. I've seen your kindness, and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you, and I understand, with perfect clarity, exactly what you are.” - Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 7, Episode 20 (Touched)
