Things from the day #7
Archive from September—December 2024
Sunday 1 September
“It’s the first of September,” my friend says. “It’s a very possible month, September. Lots of possibilities.”
Monday 2 September
A friend tells me her challenge for the week is to not have her phone in the bedroom and to find other ways to self-regulate that don’t involve scrolling. “I want to get off the phone, and be in my own life,” she says.
Tuesday 3 September
Maybe you don’t need to figure out how to make something of your life.
Maybe you just need to do something with your day.
Wednesday 4 September
Overheard: “Life gets so busy. The least you can do is take time off when it comes to you in moments.”
Thursday 5 September
I hadn’t realise until a friend pointed it out that there are times to dissemble and times to rebuild our lives.
Friday 6 September
Overheard: “There’s a careful balance between wanting something, but not needing it.”
Saturday 7 September
In the throes of finishing her thesis, my housemate Kassondra Cloos says to me, “I feel like I’m flinking.” “Flinking?”