We’ve officially been home from vacation for a week now and I finally feel like we’re back in the swing of things. Luca was sick and I was sick and you know how that goes. But there’s so much to say about the trip and about January in general—we threw a baby sprinkle for Sherry early on, had a big surprise 60th birthday party for my dad a couple weeks ago and then rounded it out with a week in St. Thomas with some of my favorite people.
Now, on to February!
Cooking: nothing,
at the moment. I finally got my act together and went food shopping…and then I
made scrambled eggs. #fail. (they tasted pretty good though!)
Drinking: tea, all
the tea. In this
mug, for the win.
Reading: still
haven’t finished All the
Light We Cannot See. I thought I’d have more time to read on the trip
but…toddlers.
Making: lists of
things I want to organize. I’m toying with the idea of finally reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I
don’t know.
Wanting: to meet
baby Lexi! Hopefully we can make it down there in the next couple weeks.
Looking: for some
new shoes for work
Deciding: on all
the things for the bathroom renovation. There are so. many. things. Tiles and tubs
and toilets and vanities and fixtures and lights and storage and does the
showerhead really cost that much?
Wondering: if the
snow this week will actually be anything worthwhile
Questioning: whether
to go with a round mirror or a rectangular one in the bathroom. First world
problems and all that, I know.
Wishing: that we
were still at the beach. It’s not freezing here by any means, but 80-degree
weather trumps 35-degree weather every single time. (And my best friend Sherry a very happy birthday today!)
Enjoying: our new
makeshift basement gym. Is that something to enjoy? John threw it all together
for about $100 and you guys, it’s great. No more running to the gym at like 530
am cause that’s all I can manage. (Though I seriously did that like once.)
Considering: How
even one small thing can shift your thinking. How even just the idea of that small thing can shift your
thinking.
Watching: Unreal. I had no idea this
show existed before this week, and it is absolutely ridiculous in the best way.
Hoping: that Luca
feels better. I think he’s definitely over the worst of it, but that lingering
cough has got to go
Smelling: leftover
pulled pork from Superbowl
Wearing: workout
clothes with no intention to workout. J
Knowing: that I
have to trust my gut when it comes to Luca—whether it’s the amount of time
we’re together or the type of attention I’m giving him or how I want to be as a
parent, I know that actually listening to myself is the best I can do right
now.
Thinking: how
important vacation is—or rather, just how important a reset is. I know it’s
completely cliché but that whole time out from your life thing is really key.
Following: Kayla Itsines on Instagram.
I’m late to the party, but I can’t decide if it makes me feel motivated or just
super lazy…I’m hoping motivated?
Needing: to
upgrade my Mac operating system, since it looks like Chrome won’t even run on
it soon
Wasting: bobby
pins, as always
Marveling: at how
the actors in Something Rotten, which we went to
see on Saturday night with my siblings, could sing and dance in such heavy
costumes. But I’m so glad they did.
Loving: that I got
6 full days to hang out with two of my closest friends. We group chat every
day, but there’s something about sitting around until 2 in the morning talking
about everything that you can’t really compare
Getting: back into
the swing of things.
Sorting: through
all the towels and other junk in the linen closet.
Snacking: on
cereal.
Bookmarking: this
parenting article. Sometimes I think about the type of person I hope Luca will
be, what success means and what it will mean to him. I hope that being creative
and thinking outside the box are at the top of the list.
Feeling: tired. And ready for bed.
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