sacred sunday.

Important! I've officially switched over to featherspirit.com, so you'll probably need to update your readers not even be able to see this showing up on your readers -- darn! Hopefully no one gets too lost. It may take a little while for ruth-writes.com to redirect, but hopefully it all shakes out. I'm so lost when it comes to all this!

Also, I'm writing over on Roots of She today for Jenn's Oh, These Wild Women series. Roots of She has quickly become one of my very favorite sites -- I always look forward to the posts. Thanks for having me, Jenn!

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My parents and sister left yesterday morning for a week-long vacation. I woke up early, saw them off, and then -- celebrated.

A week alone. With the house to myself.
Quiet.
Peaceful.
Happy.
Positive.
Spacious.
Free.
A week to practice my own rituals and habits in my own energy. A practice week, if you will, for when I finally have a space of my own.

Of course, I still have the dogs to look after. And the cat. And the bird. And the seedlings. And the feral cats in the backyard who've grown to expect twice-daily feedings. Oh my.

But today I started with a slow morning. A not-so-welcome welcoming of monthly back pain and discomfort, eased with tea and crackers and fresh daffodils and cuddling with the puppy.




We followed that with a trip to a new dog park, a few errands in town, a quiet afternoon spent writing and watching Office reruns and munching on salad.

 

I'm so ready for this week to begin! I've stocked myself up with decaf coffee, fresh lemons, juicing ingredients, almond milk, and enough dog food to last for awhile.

I'm open to possibilities :)