Sunday!

 I did all the laundry! 

Sundays end up being very "domestic" days for me. Whatever rest I manage to get Saturday nights usually leads to enough energy to get a decent amount of household cleaning done.

I have decided the best way to make any new changes this year needs to start by being more mindful of my phone use.  Today I started by pausing each time I reached for my phone. If I knew I was only going to scroll on my social media accounts, I put the phone down and tried to do something else.

In between chores and feeding the kids, I managed to read most of a book. I haven't read a book properly in years. It felt goof.

I'm reading "So Pretty / Very Rotten: Comics and Essays on Lolita Fashion and Cute Culture" by An Nguyen and Jane Mai. I used to wear Lolita fashion myself back when I had more disposable income (and no mess-making children). I do miss wearing the dresses but I don't feel the urge to return to it anytime soon. I saved all my dresses (I may share some collection photos in a future post) and someday I'll wear more actively. The book touches on some of the feelings I remember having when getting interested in the fashion, so it is quite nostalgic. The essays are generally interesting but I feel like they lack depth. I don't think the goal of the book is to go in great detail about the fashion itself but rather the emotions within it. I look forward to finishing this book tomorrow night after work.

I'm ending the night watching Return of the King with my husband. Tomorrow is work and school and routine again.