Everywhere I look in my house, things are in in disarray
The books on the topmost shelves of my living room wall are stuffed together in no particular order
The suitcases of every shape, size, and color are haphazardly piled in the corner of the garage between the pile of broken flower pots and endless varieties of plant fertilizer
The heap of cheap (and not-so-cheap) cosmetics I buy and never try are stashed in an overflowing drawer in my guest bathroom
The cookbooks are jumbled together in my pantry – squeezed in between outdated, seldom-used jars of spices and stale crackers
Everywhere I look in the newspapers delivered to my door, headlines scream out reminding me that the world too is in disarray.
As Planet Warms, No Place is Safe
5 Americans Held Prisoner in Iran
Ukrainians Fight Russians Inch by Inch
Hospitals Shut Down Maternity Wards, Leaving Women, Infants at Higher Risk
Omicron Subvariant Drives Rise in Covid Infections
No wonder I feel untethered, anxious, and unfocused – coupled with a huge inability to start a task and complete it without feeling overwhelmed and distracted.
“One small thing,” I tell myself. “Just accomplish one small thing today and you will feel better.”
I decide to bake my husband a birthday cake.
Rather than tackle the gargantuan number of cookbook volumes in my disorganised kitchen pantry, I head right for my computer on my kitchen counter. Rapidly I tap in “the perfect carrot cake.”
In 49 seconds, 62,800 results pop-up.
My conclusion: apparently there are a lot of “perfect” recipes for making carrot cake from scratch.
I choose one.
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/my-favorite-carrot-cake-recipe/
The haphazard pile of luggage in my garage is still piled up haphazardly – as are my books on the top shelves in the living room, my cosmetics in the guest bathroom drawer and my cookbooks in the pantry. And I still have a pile of unread newspapers to weed through.
But, I baked my husband the most perfect birthday cake today. And that is enough for me.
Keep Preserving Your Bloom,
Iris Ruth Pastor