Author: Christine

Christine http://www.mombie.com I'm a writer/storyteller/director/creativity & lifestory coach with a black belt in ITF Taekwon-do. I read voraciously and I write like my fingers are on fire. I'm the founder and Co-Chair of the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl and I'm the current president of the St. John's Storytelling Festival. I bake a mean chocolate chip cookie.

If all else fails, doodle

I’m having a hard time getting my brain in gear today so I did some doodles/Zentangle patterns.

Three small white cards with doodles on them
Three small white cards with doodles on them. The one on top features 5 long tailed multi-coloured stars, the one on the bottom left has overlapping lines and is a bit like a plaid pattern, the one on the bottom right looks like a banner tail or the end of a piece of ribbon

Not so unlucky

I know that Friday the 13th is supposed to be an unlucky day but I always had good luck on these Fridays.

I sometimes wonder if the fact that people think it’s going to be unlucky makes them see a lack of luck.

I know that the whole concept of 13 being unlucky is from folklore and mythology, but it’s funny how it still persists. And how it is rarely evaluated.

I mean, there’s a whole bunch of questions we could ask ourselves about how the idea that something is a certain way makes it that way. And I know there are greater research minds than mine exploring that.

But I still like thinking about it.

And I like the fact that the number 13 and specifically Friday the 13th have always felt lucky to me.

Maybe I’m just being contrary but I’m rolling with it.

Accidental schedule experiment

So, a few times in the last week, I have prepped supper early.

One day last week, I just chopped some stuff, no big deal, but it was helpful.

Yesterday, I cooked part of our meal earlier in the day so I could just reheat it later.

And today, I have made the whole meal by 10am and I am just going to assemble and heat it this evening.

This process feels really spacious.

Yesterday, my husband had to run an errand after work and supper needed to be about 30 minutes later than usual.

Since I had the main part of our meal cooked, it made sense to wait until he arrived before assembling everything else.

So, at the end of my work day, I had time to read and have a cup of tea before getting supper ready.

It was only a little bit of time but it felt huge.

And it really helped me separate the parts of my day.

Now I have to figure out how to make that happen more often.

Another small happiness

I love when Khalee sleeps with her nose pointed forward like this.

I don’t know why it makes me happy but it does.

A dog asleep on a bed
Image description: Khalee, my medium-sized, light haired dog, asleep on my bed. The photo is taken on an angle and her body is slightly curved so her right haunch and her tail are closer to the camera than the rest of her and her face and neck are elongated nap she kind of comes to a point.

A little colour

I just love these little plants that we keep on our kitchen table.

The fun little pots, the cute cactuses (Cacti? Succulents?), they just make me happy.

Two smal plants in pots on a wooden table.
Image description: Two small green cactus plants in pots on a wooden table. The pot on the left is blue at the bottom and white with thin lines at the top, the one on the right is orange and white with thin stripes. The plant on the left has flat, light green leaves the one on the right is darker green and the leaves are more tube-like.