it is now safe to look away

I had to remember, I stopped reading the Newsblur global shared feed for a reason. It's just bad fucking news like you'd get anywhere else, just usually better written. And, when you are spending time away from work, mostly in one room of your house, it makes things feel rather isolating and rather awful. In fact, just spending most of today away from home (post-op appointment, that goddamned drain is finally out, then in suburbia for a tasty burger) did more for me than just about anything else. I think I do fear having lost touch with myself in some fundamental ways. Or that I haven't spent the time enough with myself. I'm not entirely sure. What might be nice, or wise, for the next few days, would be to look away for a while. Stop "reading" so much. For a good stretch there, I was enjoying reading books again. Something caught and I stopped. But there is a list of things I'd be wise to make time for, and to understand blockers of: Yoga, of course Cooking, eating well Regular walks…