I looked at the weather report and got really sad. There’s an excessive heat warning. Yeah, I can see why.
Those temps are really not ok with me. Really, 117? Yikes. Where can we go? I would love to get out of Dodge. But failing that, we need a plan.
- give our portable acs a break in the mornings
- go somewhere with central air to rest for a while–mall, prayer room, a church?
- cold cloth, suck ice, cold drinks
- cold foods: salads, fridge oats, popsicles, frozen fruits, sandwich, fridge fruits, ice cream, yogurt
- cool showers, wash hair
- get some restaurant food
- don’t plan stressful things–accept the heat will be a huge stressor
- comfort, self-care, ask for help
What about the people in other houses? They might need help. Hmm, I need to talk to them about the excessive heat warning. I hope they have a plan too.
Also I would like to think of what my favorite salads are. Maybe we should buy some lettuce and cukes.
grateful
Here are a few things I feel grateful for. Trying to balance out the hopeless feelings.
- Ming listens to me and cares about what I need, patient with me, and not getting defensive, even when I’m upset about something he did. His generous willingness amazes me, even after all these years.
- I have a lot I want to do, a lot that I want to make and eat, songs to hear, people I want to talk with, art to create.
- I finished the pride mini-zine and the new Lost Child 6. Yay!
- My spiritual life is rich and nourishes me so much.
- Difficulties come, but I can talk about it honestly and move feelings through. Very grateful for not being stuck in a painful feeling state or bad situation.
Happy to make zines again. This is from the new Pride zine.
Here’s the cover of Lost Child 6.
stash
A good friend sent me a huge stash of stationery. It’s exciting and makes me want to write a bunch of mail. I feel very grateful to her. It’s great timing because there are several people I need to thank, for their mail. So I can use some of the stationery for that.
