Erica<\/a>\u00a0Canales. Besides being an amazing singer, her creativity, her aesthetic, and her sensibility are enriching this project more than I could have ever wished for.<\/p>\nI am cooking all morning, shooting all afternoon, then cooking again at night, before editing the photos and the manuscript. Never in my life have I been so happy and fulfilled.<\/p>\n
The background music we have been listening to has been quite eclectic, from 1st Wave channel on Sirius XM to the soundtrack of Reality Bites, Leonard Cohen to Louis Armstrong, K Jazz radio and School of Seven Bells.<\/p>\n
We are shooting 5 recipes per day and I am very proud of what we are achieving. Some of my favorite, so far, have been: honey lavender cassata, pumpkin and rice soup, and winter wonderland sourdough galette!<\/p>\n
The book is scheduled to come out on my birthday, January 25th, 2022, and I will soon reveal the title.<\/p>\n
What else is happening?<\/em><\/p>\n– I am coming to terms with the fact that my brain tends to amplify feelings, and this is helping me have a much more serene life. I am getting better at pausing, at filtering emotions, memories…and at choosing happiness over righteousness (this is a hard one for me).<\/p>\n
– During a recent therapy session, I realized that I am making a shift from the old concept of “being different” to the concept of “making a difference”. That’s how I have been able to live more in gratitude rather than guilt, in doing something right and useful with the bounty I was given, rather than feeling unworthy of it.<\/p>\n
– I have received the first dose of Moderna vaccine.<\/p>\n
– Catherine is going to pre-school and loving it; she is being extremely challenging, but she is growing so fast that a part of me wants to stop time forever, right this moment.<\/p>\n
– Talking to a friend when I needed it, a few weeks ago, lifted a weight I had been carrying for a long time. I don’t know how I keep forgetting that we don’t have to do this alone, motherhood, parenthood, marriage, life…<\/p>\n
– I have started taking baths with Epson salts at night, before bed, after editing the photos, and I have no intention to stop. I am going to take one now: it’s 9:39 pm on Tuesday night as I type this, tomorrow will be March 31st, and this is your March newsletter.<\/p>\n
See you next month.<\/p>\n
Love,<\/p>\n
Alice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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