Kani salad
My mom is safe and comfortable in a rehab facility where hopefully she will get her back on her feet. I am safe and comfortable back at home after spending three days with her in the hospital, where it was nearly impossible even to remember about silence, solitude or simplicity, much less have time alone. But I did have a few successes; I got away for a couple of walks and periodically I shut my eyes and took a little meditation nap while mom was dozing.
On the way home today I stopped for sushi and a kani salad a Japanese restaurant I know. I needed to ease the transition from mother care to the holiday activities awaiting me at home, and over the years I have found that treating myself to good food and enjoying my solitary company is a winning combination for getting rid of stress. I like food and I like to be alone, so why not put them together. Simple.
On the way home today I stopped for sushi and a kani salad a Japanese restaurant I know. I needed to ease the transition from mother care to the holiday activities awaiting me at home, and over the years I have found that treating myself to good food and enjoying my solitary company is a winning combination for getting rid of stress. I like food and I like to be alone, so why not put them together. Simple.