It's been a difficult handful of days and I just needed to talk about it, and cry... and pretend someone was listening.

It's a bit jumble-jangly; this episode. I am finding myself more and more exhausted with virtual life, and missing in-person community. So I have been churning this thought--the one about the internet breaking or turning off--and wondering how I might fair IRL. 

I also get distracted with the Myers-Briggs and my imagination and then go on a weird tangent about how sitcoms are teaching me to relationship. "Classic Liz," some might say.

Let's see, what links do I need to share because I said something... er... oh, I wrote this book, and you can follow Memoirtistry on IG to see the before & after of this in-progress collage I'm making.

A friend asked me of a painting, "What inspired you?" So I try to answer that question and in the process, I get lost in the explanation of creative flow and interpretation. This is how I do my work. This is Memoirtistry.

Links to things I mention:

The flower in the darkness.

My 811-page book.

Free Membership to Memoirtistry

It's snowing where I live! I love the snow! I'm an Alaskan, is that why? Hrm.

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How comfortable are you saying, "I don't know." I went to sleep last night thinking about why I have embraced the admission of not knowing something and woke up still thinking about it. My brain sorted some things in the night time I guess.

Also, one of these days I'll figure out the sound and it won't be so wonky from one episode to the next. Hopefully the road noise isn't too distracting.

Leave Me a Message if you want to share what saying, "I don't know," means to you. Or if you want to share anything else! TALKTOMEEEEE, lol

Or come hang out with me in the Memoirtistry Network for Writers & Artists!

Who do you admire? And why?

All the links to things I talk about:

Medicine Path [podcast] with Brian James: Religious But Not Religious: Jungian Therapist Jason Smith

Katy Perry: Part of Me [movie] | Witness [album]

I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait [my book]

Nina Simone: Nina sings STARS [my favorite snippet of one of her performances]

Love 2021, Liz* [my word of the year playlist]

Watch Memoirtistry on IGTV [I may or may not do this again]

I thought I would practice some more for my audiobook and read another chapter from I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait.

I sing a little too. Eek!

Songs: Yesterday by The Beatles and Where I Stood by Missy Higgins (both songs appear on the book's Spotify playlist)

I've been asked lately about the rituals I do, so I decided to bring you along for one to hear the experience for yourself. 

This is the book I wrote that I mention: I Was a Good Wife

I was driving home and decided to multi-task and record an episode. This is how I interact with my word of the year. 

And hey, look! Here is the Leave Me a Message link if you want to, you know, leave me a message and ask a question or maybe just say hello, or since this episode is about love you can tell me what love means to you.

I recorded from the couch because I'm sick. Sorry for the tin-can sound and coughing, but I had some things I wanted to share.

Here are links to things I mention:

My book: I Was a Good Wife - A Self-Portrait

The book I'm reading: Women Who Run With The Wolves

Instagram: Meet Noodle-Bean

Love Languages: I'm a Quality-Timer