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Emotion of the day number 12, with thanks to Be Manzini
… the longest lapse (four days) yet in this relatively new prompt to write and post daily. I was looking at weary and fatigued and came across this brilliant piece of text on the literal and figurative meanings of lassitude. It particularly won me over with the suggestion of neglect which nailed my sense I could have looked after myself a bit better and also my current preoccupations with how to best look after others.
Emotion of the day number 11, with thanks to Be Manzini
… in part recovering from a fraught day and also anticipating a trip to the dentist that could have been avoided. Focused the morning on moving a new project on and looking ahead to 2021 bringing a sense of sedate productiveness. Particularly enjoyed this expansion on sober when figuring out the right word for today.
Emotion of the day number 10, with thanks to Be Manzini
Emotion of the day number 9, with thanks to Be Manzini
… sometimes it’s tricky to stick to a single one and my family might contend garrulous should have made the cut ultimately today. Still a rainy family walk to Woodseats and then over to Abbeydale road with a friend leaves me with community warmth in mind.
Emotion of the day number 8, with thanks to Be Manzini
… Another missed day and the temptation to leave it completely was palpable today. The reverse of habit forming. To be ruminating, one of those tiring thinking type of days.
Emotion of the day number 7, with thanks to Be Manzini
… How the mighty have fallen… I missed my first day yesterday. It was a busy one with too many opposing forces and a big deadline. Which I did hit but with a late night..
Emotion of the day number 6, with thanks to Be Manzini
… Summarising a fairly winning feeling for the day so far, productive, sociable, bought amazing books for research in Oxfam, didn’t get unduly stressed about an application and picked tiny red leaves with my son. For someone who ruminates on what a work day should entail, what makes for legitimate labour and so on it is relieving to feel less preoccupied about this today.
Emotion of the day, with thanks to Be Manzini
… Sometimes it’s hard to define a single one and this required consideration but feels like a good summary for a fairly productive if ordinary type of tier 3 wet winter day.
Emotion of the day, with thanks to Be Manzini
… With thanks to Annabel for a clarifying discussion on this one – that they’re definitely allowed to be made up. Could also be sludgery, sludgerous. Mental drudgery in that my ruminating is particularly uninspired and toilsome today.
Emotion of the day, with thanks to Be Manzini
… I’m enjoying researching definitions for this exercise. It’s an illuminating thing to seek the exact meaning you’re mindful of. Not sure I’ve hit it right today as I mean something more deliberate and retreating but this definition includes ‘inclined to be silent’ so perhaps I’m close enough.
Anna Kime