Do you have rituals you just have to perform at certain times of the
day?
A novelist wrote of a character that “she sought the
consolation of underwear.” As for me, I
find my consolation in pink flannel pajamas with hearts printed all over them..
I cherish the cozy feel of the soft fabric, but getting into
them is just one of several steps in a bedtime ritual I choreograph as
carefully as I used to for my children.
1.
MY PJs.
2.
My back exercises.
3.
Two minutes of tooth brushing.
4.
Popping into bed (that delicious moment). Pillow
under knees, just so.
5.
Radio tuned to my cheerful local station.
6.
My crossword (with a certain pencil).
7.
My book.
No wonder going to bed leaves me totally exhausted!
What are the things that you just have
to do in a certain way?
When you are not only quirky but quirky alone, you can act
as oddly as you want (at least within the walls of your own house). I love to talk to myself.
I used to goof up around the house (trip over a rug
because I’m reading a book, pour the orange juice in the coffee mug) and would
chide myself – “You idiot! What a klutz!”
Nowadays, I have knocked that yammering self-critic off my shoulder and reassure myself: “That’s what I love about you
— you are so funny!” When life deals another
random blow I say “There, there,
sweetheart, of course you are upset;
let’s sit down and talk it over.”
Sometimes I conduct whole conversations.
“I’m so embarrassed.”
“If I were you, I’d be embarrassed too”
“But you are me.”
I stick to rules
for these things. When a snatch of song comes to my head, I have to sing it out
loud, as much as I can remember. This works well with short ditties, like
Delicious
Nutritious
Makes
you feel ambitious!
A
giant of a cereal
Is Quaker Oats.
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