Combine this with a 2-mile walk, a bit of weeding plus the cutting back of the peony foliage, a one-hour zoom, a trip to the library to audition a few more books for the new after-school year, and the usual DuoLingo lessons and 1/2 hour of Sealey reading, and you have a snapshot of my day.
Speaking of Sealey, I’ve finished three books so far, You Are Here by Ada Limón, Grace Notes by Naomi Shihab Nye, and Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye. I like this year’s commitment to 1/2 hour of poetry reading per day rather than the unrealistic pressure of finishing a whole book in a day. It gives me more time to read slowly and savor.
Molly has this week’s JOYFUL Poetry Friday roundup at Nix the Comfort Zone.
A(nother) Year of Reading 
Hahaha–I’m picturing you standing on your kitchen counters. But eeeuwww to moth larvae in the kitchen. I was laughing and shuddering at the same time while reading your poem!
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All I can say is, Wow! Sometimes I think I’ve done very little but then realize I’ve accomplished more than I realized. You have inspired me to clean my kitchen and have provided a few titles I would like to check out. Thanks Mary Lee!
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Mary Lee, what a fun and matter-of-fact rendition of your unexpected housecleaning. Yeah, I’d say moths in your cupboard are a great thing to take care of! I have seen some gross canisters of meal with lots of extra protein. (It reminds me of a book I read where the mother doesn’t eat the tortillas she makes because she knows the flour has bugs…” Was it Sandra Cisneros?) Anyway, it’s good you caught them when you did.
Busy days, and 30 minutes of Sealey reading sounds perfec.t
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What a day! So productive. Wow!
I like the 1/2 hour of reading plan. August is a rough month for me to make promises. Maybe I’ll try it in January!
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Oh I’ve had to do that very cleaning and I don’t usually take such a positive approach to the task. Cleaning one thing always leads to more. I love how you caught all this in a poem. You really can write a poem about anything.
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If you give a moth a cupboard, she’s gonna lay some eggs… I watched the tiniest of ants tiptoe across my coffee cabinet the other day. Instead of checking for the dreaded soldier-line, I just shut the door. By now they may have built an entire fort…
Would much rather read for half an hour… and thank you for permission to participate in my own way. Sealey seems very, very intimidating –I do way too many things already in a rush!
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Sometimes those tasks like moths and toilets (today) bud in and demand your undivided attention… fun poem and what a power-packed day, hope tomorrow slows down a bit, thanks Mary Lee!
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Oh, my! Your title says it all! I have battled these moths before and honestly, I’m pretty sure that we just gave up our old home and pantry and moved. Luckily, we had no hitchhikers along for the ride. On a side note, I’m really enjoying how everyone is adapting the Sealey Challenge to fit their lifestyles and reading preferences. Half an hour a day sounds like the perfect commitment!
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Thank you, Mary Lee! Not only for your great poem about the moths (been there with ants), but also with the reminder that it’s OK to make your own Sealy Challenge. That’s what I’m doing – making my way through unfinished volumes and taking my time. I finished You Are Here last week.
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Wiiiiiiiiilllma! 😀
I love your poem, Mary Lee — I’ve battled those moths too and they always pop up when one is NOT planning to spend time dealing with them (of course.)
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