Mosaic
The nurse tells me to put both feet flat on the ground and asks if I'm feeling a bit nervous. I nod. She says, that's probably it then. The doctor tells me to monitor it at home; hypertension is the silent killer. At CVS I get distracted by a $10 coupon and buy soap that smells like my multi-purpose cleaner. At the register, it becomes clear I can't use the coupon unless I become a CVS member. I leave paying full price and without a blood pressure cuff. The internet tells me meditation helps. So I redownload an app, close my eyes, and put both feet flat on the ground. The voice tells me to pay attention to my breath. In. Out. In. Out. Near the end of How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell says, "I find that I'm looking at my phone less these days. I stopped looking at my phone because I was looking at something else, something so absorbing that I couldn't turn away. That's the other thing that happens when you fall in love. Friends complain that you're not p...
