Cottagecore Invitations 💌
Yesterday I was able to send out over half of my invitations to my "Cozy Corner" of the internet (as my one friend so delightfully put it!) Hooray!
You would think that it would be a simple enough task that would go quickly. Maybe for a non-bedbound-level disabled person. Maybe for a neurotypical person. Or a person who is not a caretaker for a teenager and an elderly (19!) cat with chronic health issues. Or a person who lives in an intergenerational household with a set of parents and a grandmother nearing the century mark (2 more years!)
But all of those things interact in a oscillating Venn diagram of frustration, when between my inside and outside world, I only have pockets of space where everything lines up so I can do a task that requires a decent amount of executive function.
Honestly, looking back, it seems like an utter Solstice miracle that I was able to get my Cozy Corner intro website done at all, never mind in the space of three days.
Another friend asked what I did for Solstice and I replied "worked on my project " (where worked = hyperfocused to a degree I've not done in several years.)
What I wish I'd said was, "I saw both dawn and twilight for the three days around Solstice." Which was also true and more beautiful reframe, I think.
I wanted to talk more about cottagecore and my love-hate feelings about it, but it will have to wait until tomorrow.
I have invites to send out! My sister's Corgi, who is like a toddler who will put anything in her mouth, is coming to stay today until Monday! The house must be Winnie-proofed to the best of my kiddo's ability (he is the "official" pet-sitter), for her pet insurance cruelly kicked her off due to too many emergency vet visits for eating non-food items.
Resource time
I thought if I had a particular post-related resource to share, I would do it here (and at the same time, add them to the Resources page!) Yay for tiny tasking!
Today: My two favorite books for seasonal rhythms
The Spirited Kitchen by Carmen Spagnola
The Wheel of the Year written by Fiona Cook and illustrated by Jessica Roux