tuesday truths - right now...
right here,
right now….
i am happy.
happier and more content
than i have been in a long time.
i’m not even really sure why.
but then i think
why question it?
just accept it.
i hated working from home at first
but i am loving it right now…
i miss seeing everyone
but i love waking up
and getting outside for a quick
early morning walk,
the birds chirping,
sun shining…
checking the garden on my way back…
starting my workday
with stretches and tea,
soft music,
maybe a candle…
or just knowing i can open the window
and let the breeze in…
cat & pug snuggle breaks throughout the day…
i am settling into a routine that
i am honestly loving.
i always, always
heart
summer
but this one feels different.
i feel like
overnight
i let go of something
heavy,
something
i didn’t even realize
i had been holding on to…
and the feeling of
lightness
is hard to explain.
i feel like i can breathe again.
♥
whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 13::goal 30}
The note I had written to myself
after finishing this book
was
”I didn’t hate it but
I didn’t love it.
I spent a lot of time not really
understanding it.”
There were parts of it I liked,
I like coming of age books normally
but I felt little to no connection to the characters…
it was like everyone was
brushing up against everyone
but no real connections
other than Alison & Kate.
This book is up for grabs if you
have a book you want to trade for it….
though I realize I haven’t “sold” it very well, heehee.
But you may connect with it
more than I did!
3 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE PERFECT MOTHER - AIMEE MALLOY
i like sticker charts...
Not sure that it would come as
a big surprise
to anyone
to find out that
I like sticker charts.
I like crossing things off a list
with bright colored pens,
ticking the boxes,
I make my own little reward systems.
I tell myself if I cut the grass,
I can have ice cream…
if I cut it all instead of half,
I can have 2 scoops.
If I go for a walk,
then I can watch an episode of the show I like.
I thrive on happy faces and
star stickers and happy meals.
So when I found Study Bunny,
it was perfect for me.
It keeps me off my phone while
I work on my course….
the longer I work, the more
carrots I get which makes Fred the Bunny
happy PLUS I get coins
to buy things for Fred….
so…
I bought him a space helmet
which just makes me incredibly happy. :)
(and Fred, too. Look at that smile)
and yes,
I realize this was likely an app
geared towards 6 year olds
but…I have a 98% average in the course so far soooooooo
whatever works!
:)
friday i'm in love...even if it's kinda rainy...
I haven’t done a friday i’m in love for a bit…
just a few things that I am loving right now
and grateful for.
♥ i have been obsessed with this show “Bonus Family”
It’s Swedish…and ALLLLLLL subtitles
which I actually don’t mind because it means I can’t
scroll mindlessly on my phone while watching it…
but I seriously adore it.
♥ when a friend messages to tell you to look outside your door
and when you do, you find the cutest little tomato and pepper plants!
and then the same friend offers to show you how to make salsa
AND can it or bottle it or whatever it’s called in the fall
and you giggle to yourself because this friend
obviously
has no idea what she is getting herself into….hahahaha.
let’s not forget the fact that i once deep fried french fries…
in water….just to give some perspective. Haha.
♥ this. I am not sure what it is about the cello but
i kinda love it…
♥ jumbo mr freezies
♥ sugar cones with ice cream
♥ how green and vibrant the world looks after it rains
♥ listening to the radio loud while working from home
♥ that my favorite ice cream truck is opening up again!
Happy weekend! Hopefully the rain holds off
and if it doesn’t,
hopefully you find a nice dry place
to curl up and watch a movie or read a book or listen to music
that takes you to somewhere nice.
Also…taking recommendations on
any 3 of those things! Heehee.
my new friends. heehee.