I recently had to travel to Toronto for a conference. I eagerly anticipated two nights away (alone!) in a hotel with a swimming pool. My daughter,who relishes hotel stays and plane trips, presented me with my going away gift: a spoon and a bracelet so I could play ring toss on my trip. She also presented me with the silver box that you can see above with a collection of little treasures she felt I would need for a good trip. The pool more than surpassed my expectations. It was half indoors and half outdoors, in late October, in downtown Toronto. As I arrived in the morning on the pool deck, the steam was hitting the cold, early morning air and as I swam on my back down the length of the pool I gazed up at skyscrapers. The swim cleared my head and woke me up for sure, but I credit the ring toss game for making me extra mentally prepared for the presentation.
Since 2020, I have written the following: -grandiose grocery lists (written on an empty stomach) that often end up getlting left behind at home -funding proposals -delicately worded emails -harried Whatsapp messages -a slew of facebook messages (that basically kept me alive) -a tinder profile or two... -utilitarian text messages -heart felt text messages -the very occasional love note (on paper) to a friend or a loved one The things I have not written since 2020: -a journal -a multi-page handwritten letter -a play -a sketch -a novel -more than 2-3 blog posts that I didn't even publish -a pros and cons list
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