My Sunday: with some pokes of permianacy

As some things pass and fade others come into my vision.

Yesterday entailed...
Hiding in a trunk and surprising Justin at the airport with the whole gang :) There is something very family like about us. We are all so very different, yet it is very clear that we enjoy being together, and there is that unspoken comfort. I like it a lot.
Time at Seven Sagas (with a good decision, even if super last minute, to include Vince) included holding hands for comfort, being proud of my decision, getting pink cheeks, hearing a high pitched hum so close to me, and being glad I was doing what I wanted to do and making my own decisions. I have a cleu :)
Exploring permanency is an ongoing adventure~
After about 45 minutes of reading Elixir out loud to Gabe on the back porch of The Pines, with pauses to discuss, get blankets, and eat rice, I took a moment to acknowledge life; sitting on an outside porch, in good company, at a fantastic college, on a beautiful night, reading out loud a book I am enjoying and learning from, for an incredible class - life is not too bad. When life feels good and when it doesn't I am going to start making time for check ins.
At 10:30 Sunday night I hadn't even looked at the assignment for Monday 8:30 AM yet. The assignment was 40 pages of reading and a short written piece. What could have been an all-nighter filled with stress (as if would have been this time last year) ended up as an hour and a half of focused reading (with short interruptions due to distractions and or to talk with Vince and or Marek) and writing about raccoons - I was complete and proud of the work I had done. Bam!
I walked to shore via wet grass in the botanical garden with a blanket strewn over my shoulders and was asleep by 1. I have been good at sleeping lately. I haven't been staying up much past midnight that many times in the past week or so (last year going to bed before 2-2:30 was rare).
Part of why I was ok with the decision to pay $5 for a little little bottle of Dr. Bronners (unscented!) from Seven Sagas was an idea I had churning in my head. I often have a bag and or pocket on my which means I can carry that little soap bottle around with me and a) know what soap I am putting on my body and b) use a soap that does not put chemicals into water. I think I am going to do that. Even though that means having a bottle of store bought soap on me everywhere I go it feels so very simple.