I’m giving Superlist a go, from the makers of Wunderlist (RIP). I like using Apple Reminders for daily stuff. But I need something to help me manage projects which I currently use Things for but struggle with it a bit.

Maybe Superlist is it.

this is a test post

Screen shot of Saint Veronika by Billy Talent, playing on my phone

Holy fuck do I need some loud music in my ears this morning. 🎵 #catharsis

I need to better prioritise creating. By the time I do all the things I need to do, I’m too tired for some the things I want to do. Like making, creating, expressing, building.

Creating is a need. Creating is living. It’s oxygen.

I moved into my flat 3.5 years ago and I’m still unpacking.

To be fair and kind with myself. I did move into a hell hole. And spent the first year or two healing from the trauma of 7 years at my previous address.

I have been updating fonts and colours on my Micro blog at https://aeryn.me/ using Tiny Theme. For light mode and dark mode.

I think it works. But is it in good taste? 🤷‍♀️

Unexpected Self-Care Day Protocol

  • meditation and quiet time
  • clearing the schedule
  • staying in pajamas
  • coffee and blankets
  • being extra gentle and kind with myself
  • feelings are allowed and cherished
  • no planning or to-do lists until I’m ready

#SelfCare

I love it when it rains like this. It’s chucking it down! Even though I can’t go out in it, it feels cleansing and fresh. I love just sitting by my window and watching it come down in the garden.

Update: it’s now turned to hail!

Really feeling the effects of all that screen time yesterday. It was really good to be creative. But I have to pace myself. Brain is on the fritz.

I’ve been having a web day. On Blot, Micro.blog, Carrd. Trying to make sense of stuff. I got a lot done that I’m pleased with, but waaaaay too much screen time. 🥱

I reached out to a blogger I’ve been following for a few months to respond to a post they made about feeling unappreciated. And they replied telling me my email meant a lot.

It can feel pretty lonely being a creator. I feel it. It’s hard going.

Anyone reading this, I appreciate you.

Sideways view of a path and trees from a wide angle

Pausing under the trees on an evening stroll 📷

Apparently here in the UK we are technically getting the very tail end of the eclipse. A partial solar eclipse begins 5 minutes before sunset. I doubt I will see, or notice anything where I live. But still that’s really interesting.

www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/s…

A large pond surrounded by trees. Streaky clouds above. A Canada goose in the foreground.

A few moments chilling by the pond after a quick morning walk to clear the cobwebs 📷

I’m pleased to get a Bluesky reply show up in my Micro.blog replies. Next time I’ll have to test actually replying via Micro.blog.

A brown crochet bunny

I just made this in crochet class. It’s a bunny. But I think it looks more like a koala. 📷🧶

Ecto 1 Ghostbusters car outside a cinema in Stockport

Ecto 1 📷

Pencil sketch of a heron

Pencil on paper.

Feels good to be sketching again. This heron is from my photo of about a week ago. 🎨

Evening birdsong by the pond

Sunrise over a watery landscape. Pond in the foreground with bulrushes and trees in the mid ground. The sun sits low in the blue sky with streaky clouds. Photo is underexposed.

“It’s just the sun rising. Ooh-wee-ooo-weee” 🎵

Currently watching this beautiful sunrise by the pond. Feeling very grateful to be here today 📷

Drawing of a tree with sunset behind

Feels good to be drawing again. Made with fountain pen and biros. 🎨 #Art

A wet, green, muddy meadow with crocuses beginning to bloom. A path and trees in the background.

Crocuses are coming out. 📷