Are you “burned out” or are you having a reasonable reaction to a never-ending barrage of bad news which you can do very little about.
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@iconawrites
Art lover. Italian living in England. Wife of @knightandicon
- I tried to read Crime and Punishment at the age of seven because of him.
- The other day I was in a coffee shop in London with my husband. The waitress sounded Italian, so I asked her, in Italian and in my northern Italian accent, whether she was. She eyed me haughtily for a second, then replied, “Actually, I am Sicilian.”
- I want a Hallmark movie about a woman who dumps her bigoted small-town boyfriend, moves to a big city, lands a dream job and discovers the magic of Christmas by living in community with people of different creeds and cultures.
- Here’s one feminist life rule of mine: I never judge a man based on how he treats women when they are coddling or praising him. Look closely at how a man reacts when a woman displeases him, stands up to him, or draws a boundary with him, and you will find out who he really is.
- Me as a teenager: once I am an adult, I will stay up as late as I want! Me as an adult: I’m going to tuck myself in at 9 pm, as a treat.
- A 30-year-old who refuses to learn a new skill because “it’s too late in life” is passing on the opportunity to become a 60-year-old with 30 years of experience.
- I love public libraries because they are built on the principle that books are so important and so necessary to human flourishing that access to them cannot depend on your income.
- Instead of calling your house “cluttered”, you can call it “studio Ghibli-inspired”.
- I tried to read Crime and Punishment at the age of seven because of him.
- This bird looks like he is about to solve a murder in the English countryside using only, “My little grey cells, monsieur.”
- It would be fun if public libraries were well-funded and open in the evenings and we built a culture where it’s normal to gather at the library after work and browse the shelves and chat about the latest books and read the Saturday night away.
- If you visit Europe and don’t speak the local language, just be polite. Once, in Venice, I saw an American couple yelling at a fruit seller who didn’t speak English. I translated, they asked me for directions to their hotel, and I happily sent them in the very opposite direction.
- Yes. The grocery shop is within walking distance, I get to see beautiful historical buildings on the way there, I don’t fear getting shot while outside, and I have the time to wander around town because I don’t need to work 24/7 just to afford basic healthcare. 🤷🏻♀️Europeans be like “time to go to the grocery store for the fifth time this week”
