As I mentioned, I took a 3 day break from the internet so I could spend time with my mom while she was here. It was awesome! I was ridiculously productive! I cleaned my entire house (this really only happens when I have visitors), I went through boxes my mom brought with her (more on that in a minute), I did some writing, I mixed c-41 chemicals, I developed film, I scanned film, I went for a walk in the words, and I hung out and had fun with my mom and her husband.

Those moments when there is downtime are the hardest at first. For example, when I was waiting for my mom to arrive I normally would spend time scrolling through one of my many social media feeds, but instead I wrote a poem. 🙂

Here are some photos

From our visit to Pittock Mansion

At Pittock Mansion

Mom and Gervin at Pittock Mansion

high tea

an old pantry

My mom brought old boxes we have been storing there and I went through them. it was literally a time capsule and weird to be reacquainted with stuff from years and years ago.

The U2 album was one of the first ones I purchased myself. Listening to it really brought be back to High School!

Seeing these felt like a big punch in the gut. sigh.

I developed film!!

And wrote some emo poetry with MagPo

Great weekend! I am totally going to be doing this again, at least once a month. I feel so much better and it was nice to accomplish so much.