WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FIVE THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

I’m not going to take this prompt literally, because if I did the entire list would be medicines that I literally can’t live without, my kid, and maybe food and water, and man that would be a boring list (other than my kid, of course, who is the best). So let’s try to find some fun answers.

1. Chocolate. I know, I know, this is a book blog, so you’d think the first item on my list would be books, right? They’re high up there, but even on the days I don’t read a thing, I eat chocolate. I don’t drink coffee or pop, and I only drink tea occasionally and usually decaffeinated, so most days chocolate is what keeps me vertical., let alone in motion.
2. Books, because of course books. In any format. I love proper books, but lately I’ve been doing a lot of my reading as audiobooks because it allows me to read while doing housework and cooking, which is often the only significant “me” time I get in a day.
3. Alone time. Okay, so this isn’t a “thing” exactly. But it’s so important to me that it needs a spot on the list. I’m one of those people who can be very social, but it takes a lot out of me. This is actually one of the hardest parts of being a mom, particularly in pandemic times. The only time I can properly disconnect from everything and go into what I’m doing in my head is after my kid is asleep, but then once all the chores are done, it’s pretty much bedtime. So I’m constantly feeling a bit socially over-extended.
4. Hobbies. It can be knitting, baking, gardening, doing crafts with my kid, blogging – it doesn’t matter, but I need projects that I can focus on and lose myself in, and they need to produce something that feels like an accomplishment.
5. Lavender-scented things. And citrus. I am sensitive to pretty much everything, so scented cleaners, laundry detergents and perfumes are definitely out. But some scents, if they’re natural, are lovely. My favourite things at the moment are The Green Beaver Company’s lavender baby lotion (which I use as hand cream at bedtime) and the Origins GinZing facial scrub that smells like tangy fresh oranges. They’re small things, but using citrus facewash wakes me up in the morning, and going to sleep with the scent of lavender helps me relax.

What about you guys? What can’t you live without (other than books, of course!)?

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