Week 7 - Entry 1

 Optional Prompt:

In today’s world we tend to always be thinking and doing and moving all at the same time. For one of the blog entries for this week, I want you to just sit for a length of time (do not worry about looking at a clock) and just notice everything around you. Notice the smells, the sights, the sounds, the tastes, the sensations around you. Just set your gadgets down and notice around you. Notice your breathing, notice your feelings of comfort.

Introduction:     

Sitting still is something that I rarely have time to do. Between school, working full time, and taking care of my little stepbrother it seems like I do not even have time to think. Typically the only time during the day where I am without any kind of distraction or have no immediate responsibility is when I get into bed at night. I always enjoy this time. Today I will be laying back in my recliner and allowing my mind to wander.

Response:

    Today is cold and rather gloomy, but I have not noticed until I climbed into my recliner. The little light that makes it through the clouds today is the only light inside of my apartment at the moment. The grey light makes the living room feel cold, but my blanket is keeping me warm. My humidifier is the only noticeable noise in the room I am in. My apartment building is mostly empty during this time of day, so the building remains almost uncomfortably quiet daily until people return home from their jobs. Most days I am like them and I am at work until the evening, but today I get to relax at home. I'm now noticing the layer of dust that has returned to my furniture in the living room. No matter how often I dust, it seems to return immediately. With cleaning now on my mind I start to mentally trace the vacuum lines on my living room floor. Vacuuming is one of my favorite chores to do. I oddly love the smell, and I love the way that the floor becomes slightly warm afterwards as a result of the agitation from the bristles. Now thinking about smells, I remember that I have a lavender scented wallflower plugged in behind my chair. It frustrates me that I can no longer smell it. It seems like either I lose my ability to smell them or they stop producing a scent after a few days of use. Now my mind pivots to my house plants since I was just thinking about lavender. I have several pots of succulents, cacti, and other leafy plants sitting on a shelf by my living room window. I know that they are healthy, but I can't help but think they look sad in the gloomy light in my cold living room. I know that they probably miss the summer sun and its warmth as much as I do. Suddenly I am feeling restless and start to move my legs in my chair. It is probably because of the coffee I just drank before sitting down. I can still smell the coffee left in the pot in the kitchen. Now my watch is buzzing, sending me reminders from my digital calendar. The silence was nice while it lasted, but now I know that I have things to do with the rest of my day.