fill up our cup: entry six

hannah: so in our last fill up our cup, we talked about how i am now super busy at work. what has filled up my cup this week is my support system. normally, i'm the energizer, the organizer, the caregiver, the nurturer. but this week, in the midst of all my chaos, people saw how stressed i was and swooped in to help me. it was my mom, taking time off of work to join me at doctor's appointments and even treating us to some bonding time at our favorite spa and surprising me with a facial. it was alex, calling me more often to check in and make sure i was okay, and helping me to relax at home by watching movies together (which we hardly ever do) and drinking wine on the couch (this we do a lot). it was my coworkers who contributed to my work when i couldn't be there, and even when i was there saw when i was struggling and without me asking picked up and worked even harder to also bear some of my burdens and help me. i work really hard to create community for other people, and the feeling of my community supporting me this week was absolutely unbelievable. for those that helped me this week: i see you, i am grateful for you, and i so appreciate everything you did for me this week. 

alex: all in, last week flew by, i feel like i didn’t put my feet down. just floating through. thus, i’m feeling particularly grateful for our home. i’ve been doing a lot of small things to make it really feel the way I want. new adult wines glasses, framing photos. rearranging. always rearranging. but while new purchases are great, what’s really made it feel less like a house and more like a home is this new saturday and/or sunday ritual I’ve started wherein post-mediation, I make coffee in silence (something very rare for me), pick up a book or magazine at random & read until the coffee is gone. it’s become a really cherished part of my weekend. makes our house really feel like a home.