Being curious.

It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to focus on resting so you can be recharged for the week.

Have you ever looked up what a word means? I often think of what words go with rest and recharge. When I look either of these up the word routine often shows up as well. For me a routine is something I do over and over to bring a stability or comfort. If you didn’t know this I love my routines. I like waking up knowing what I have to do. I, however, married the exact opposite.

We used to laugh (and sometimes argue) about the fact that in order for me to be spontaneous I would have to write it in my calendar. To say that I like things to stay on schedule is an understatement. I start to plan what to make for dinner at the start of every day. My husband thinks about it usually as his tummy starts to rumble.

So to get back to the question…have you ever looked up what a word means? Yes! I looked up the word routine which is why I had all the stories above. But what I found was interesting. On the merriam-webster dictionary site routine is defined as “…an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity”. This is not the interesting part. I will get there, I promise. The interesting part to me is the antonym. There were a list of words opposite of routine that were “…curious, rare, fantastic, phenomenal, bizarre, unconventional…”.

The interesting part is that these antonyms hold a bit of mystery or whimsy to me. I love objects, people, or speech that seems rare or fantastic. I also find it quite interesting that in order to be curious about something you often need a vast amount of time to look into whatever it is. This being curious often forces us out of our routines simply because curiosity will not usually follow a timeline.

So, what are you being curious about today? What part of your routine will wait until tomorrow?

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂