my week in objects (mostly).

comfort, five ways.

1. this very toasty granola

{no regrets on cranking the heat.}

2. this sewing machine.

{for making quick work of a comforting project.}

3. these earplugs.

{lost for the last month and found this week.}

4. this bag of books.

{for being outgoing.}

5. this water.

{for coming out of the tap.}

other things:

making it work was, i realized, my identity.

welcome to midlife consumerism.

in honor of exhausted teacher-parents.

this pervasive and pernicious idea.

(related: reading the comments.)

they don’t need Toys®.

establishing a state of grace.