Cleanse

Last night after work, I went home, ate a cupcake and then started cleaning out my life. I’m not a particularly clean or organized person (*something I often blame on my artistic temperament or something), but I do go through phases when all I want to do is clean. I didn’t get to a good stopping point until this morning and already feel the need to do a second great cleanse.

Partially motivated by fear that I am hoarder, last night’s cleanse left me feeling a new wave of motivation and inspiration. Like all hoarders, I’m nostalgic as anything and in part I think that’s why I take pictures and keep extensive journals // lists.

“Memories mean more to me than dresses.” – Anne Frank

Last night, I even got around to organizing some of my messy photo files too.

Last week, I finally got around to developing the last of the film I have been curious about from the summer last week. As a result, I’ve been flooded with memories of just how different my life looks and feels now than it did then. But, it’s good and for the first time in a long time, I’m not entirely paralyzed by my missing another place. I’m just here and here isn’t so bad. . . especially when life is clean and organized.

Sundays are for:

Looking back at places once familiar to you (*like this place near Patan outside of Kathmandu) // drinking tea in bed with a stack of reading to keep you company // toast // morning light // making plans to clean you room // trying to stay warm under bed covers.

Plus, thinking about a future:

+ I dream of one day working and creating things with leather

+ I like thinking of Sarah’s food adventures in Paris

+ Words to live by

[Preview] An Ill Family music video

Coming soon,

an Ill Family music video!

This is a little of what my Sunday looked like.

[Photos: Playing in the woods with the Ill Family & friends//Grace Farson]

Lessons Learned | How not to nap

Yesterday, I didn’t learn to nap.

I tried, but I just didn’t work out well.

I did learn about Lobster though so that’s something.

Happy Fall and happy anniversary to TT and Juju! (* I don’t know what number this is, but thanks for loving each other this long and for loving your four kiddos a lot. I like you both very, very much!)

Celebrating fall this way –>

| Falling asleep to the sound of epic rain | Morning coffee |Open doors | Avocados | Grimes | Reading about Urban Agriculture |

Essentially, I’m just ready for it all.

And for this season of rich colors, cool rain, and sweaters.

Plus:

+ Watch. A gorgeous film by the talented Mr. Bill Pappas.

+ See. Hitchcock-inspired photos by Nicola Kuperus.

+ Listen. Quitter’s Raga.

[Photos: Night at the foot of the Himalayas, Nepal//Grace Farson]

Bits + Pieces. The November life.

Happy Sunday// Front porch sitting //Blinded by the bright sun//Class searching for Spring 2013 term//Poetry writing//Leaves falling //Coffee in glass mug//Watering plants//Dreaming about future paintings + projects//Walking to church //Essay writing// Dreaming of one days sitting down at this very spot + reading all the books on my list//Next to no complaints//

Planning. Planning. Planning.

Plus:

+ Cette image

+ Cette chanson

+ Ce mariage

[Photos: My room – a collection of things found + brought back from far away places//Grace Farson]

the start of a new week

it is going to be a great week, i can feel it. i am so ready for a break, for thanksgiving, and most of all for time with the ones i love most.

here’s to a good week. mine has started off well already. . .

starting with today – ecstatic dance at the flowjo with etta today in carborro, weaver street salad for lunch, and of course some open eye and journal writing time.

then tomorrow – dana comes to nc!!! i couldn’t be more excited. she’s such a happy part of my life!

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“the complexity of our present trouble suggests as never before that we need to change our present concept of education. education is not properly an industry, and its proper use is not to serve industries, either by job-training or by industry-subsidized research. it’s proper use is to enable citizens to live lives that are economically, politically, socially, and culturally responsible. this cannot be done by gathering or “accessing” what we now call “information” – which is to say facts without context and therefore without priority. a proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means putting first things first.”

– wendell berry

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happy sunday!

here’s a song for this brand new week.

{photo from the top of some mountain in beautiful queenstown, nz}