the quiet list #3

for my list lovers; midwinter thoughts, recommendations, books, articles and more

hello quiet readers. i mentioned in a previous post that i was looking forward to some of the posts i would be sharing with you in the new year and this is one of them. welcome (back) to the quiet list. just a series of lists of things i’ve been thinking about, reading and consuming in the hopes of giving you something to think about and enjoy too. i hope you like it <3

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some things i’ve been thinking about

• how talking to strangers isn’t as scary as i thought it would be

• how sometimes i feel like there are two people inside of me, the one who wants to be included but also the one who wants to be left alone

• how the other day, the moon looked like thick droplet of yellow paint that had fallen onto the surface of the sky. isolated and lopsided in its waxing gibbous shape

• how i can’t seem to focus on any fiction right now and whether it’s the luteal phase or the midwinter phase

• winter seems to go on forever, like looking out at the sea as the tide washes over your feet

• how much joy my slow e-reader is bringing me

• that january should be seen as a transitional month rather than the time when everything instantly changes. that spring should mark the moment we blossom as new people, slightly changed people, people with new petals and colours they want to show off

• the strangers that i spoke to; i hope they are doing okay

• that winter is the time to work quietly like moles underground, soon to poke our heads up from the ground and see the fruits of our labour stretch up to the skies (vegetables, flowers, fruits / hopes, ambitions, dreams coming true)

• that the crystal that represents ambition placed on a sticky note with a list of goals i want to meet is probably trying its best but i have been in no mood to try lately

• that my body also knows it is winter too and wishes it wasn’t

• how reserved the sun is in january, abundant in light but selfish in its apricity. i can see my own eyelashes, but i cannot feel the warmth on my cheek

some things i’ve enjoyed

• this video on fast fashion and its detrimental effects on the planet. shein clothing literally has toxic chemicals in it, i’m unsure why people are hellbent on making bad decisions for themselves let alone the planet

• this post from caitlyn that genuinely changed me a bit. you know i’m a big advocate for the quiet life. this just says it all beautifully.

more recommendations on a documentary on a social media experiment with school children, an interview with a divorce lawyer on love, a new podcast on japanese literature and more below!