(captain’s log::day eight of temporary restrictions complete)
the truth is....
the truth is
i can spend
156.00 dollars
on groceries
and come home
and make a
peanut butter
sandwich.
the truth is
i cut my own hair
recently…
3 times to be exact…
and am not sure
that was a
good thing.
the truth is
i realized today
that i own
a LOT of clothes
and the truth
also is
that i will likely never wear
most of those clothes
again if i won’t be in an
office setting…
which makes me
both happy (i love working from home)
and a little bit sad.
the truth is
i’m not sleeping well.
i’m sleeping a lot
but
not well.
the truth is
i don’t have
any more truths
to share
today.
♥
(captain’s log::day seven of temporary restrictions complete)
Final roundup - Books - 2021
The truth is
I didn’t hit my goal of 35 books
this year but I still read
more than I did
the year before (31)
so I am ok with that.
Here is a list of the last stragglers…
Their Perfect Match - Debbie Macomber
Honestly, this was painful. Not really my kind of thing.
♥ out of 5Hillbilly Elegy - JD Vance
This was a bit of a tough, long read but worth it.
♥♥♥ out of 5Feeding My Mother - Jann Arden
I had really, really been looking
forward to this one and it did not
disappoint. Her writing is beautiful
and poignant and full of realness.
Made laugh and cry…
sometimes,
at the same time.
♥♥♥♥♥ out of 5The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
I loved this one. Big love.
♥♥♥♥♥ out of 5If I Knew Then - Jann Arden
Another one that I was very excited about….
I am at that point where I am aware of my age
and the changes and perceptions,
both mine and from other people
and society as a whole,
so I really enjoyed this.
It made me think.
♥♥♥♥ out of 5The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Davis
A good way to catch my attention is
definitely to lead with an ee cummings poem..
I love, love, loved this book.
Worth the hype
♥♥♥♥♥ out of 5Didn’t See That Coming - Rachel Hollis
I don’t “love” Rachel Hollis but
it was a book about dealing
with the end of things you might not
have seen ending
and yeah…
I can relate.
♥♥♥♥ out of 5The Four Winds - Kristen Hannah
I love Kristen Hannah….
I love everything by her…I find her
writing draws me in, makes me want to stay.
I can’t lie. I didn’t want to stay in this book…
I loved the writing but I was
exhausted and wrung out dry
by the time I was reading it…
so sad, so bleak, so desolate,
at times so hopeless…
but given the subject, that was unavoidable.
Definitely worth reading but
not a light beach read.
♥♥♥♥ out of 5
And that takes me to 33 books for 2021!
I am going to keep my goal for 2022 at 35
since I didn’t quite hit it this year.
Happy reading!! :)
(captain’s log::day six of temporary restrictions complete)
OH!! oh! Ohohohoh! (I might actually be clapping my hands right now)...
I am pretty excited about this!
Last year was the year of ice cream
and dairy bars and all that sweet stuff
and I kept saying that this year’s
challenge would need to be
a little more focused on exercise
or activity to counteract…
and today I came across this:
32 sections
700 kms!!
You get a passport & a
certificate of completion!!!
(and you know how I feel
about certificates of completion!!!)
I am seriously excited about this.
AND I have the bike now so I can incorporate that
into some of it…and maybe I might
even have some friends that I
convince to join me for
parts of it…
I love when something makes me
feel all butterfly-ish in my belly
and excited! :) :) :)
Now I am going to buy the book
and makes lists of what I will need
and maybe where I can stay
for parts of the journey
and what I will need to bring with me
and yay! :) This is fun already!
And if you have done anything like this before
or have any tips or advice,
please feel free to pass along!! ♥
(not going to lie…
the only thing I am really worried about
is coyotes….sigh.)
(captain’s log::day five of temporary restrictions complete)
happy mail... ♥
Winter is hard.
Extended pandemics
and restrictions and
bad news all the time
is hard.
Working from hard can be hard,
being single can be hard
(I can’t lie…neither of those
two things are always hard,
mostly they are enjoyable
but I need them for my justification
of spending money
on things
I definitely don’t need…) heh.
Sometimes
you just need a treat,
a surprise,
something to look forward to.
So I tried the Ipsy glam bag subscription
for a little treat for me…
it came this week
and seriously,
it was so fun.
So fun, I might do it again!!
the cutest little
hapy face bag!!
You fill out a survey of what things
you are interested in,
what your usual skin care routine is,
eye color, etc
and they send these little sample sizes…
and the cutest eye shadow package
(even if I don’t wear eye shadow much
I certainly appreciate cute packaging).
I haven’t tried everything
yet but I did try these…
the ginzing gel moisturizer (I don’t buy a lot of make up but I am slightly addicted to moisturizers) and the lemon lip sleeping mask was delicious…
The cost for this was 20.98…I think that was a pretty small price to pay for what I got…and…it was fun. Which is kinda priceless.
So now I am thinking that Emma & I might
split on the largest bag, which comes with
full size options…and see how that goes for a month.
And then maybe
in a different month,
I’ll shut this one off
and try something else…
like an art supply subscription!
or maybe toys of some kind…
OR CANDY.
Hope you are having a sunny & sweet Saturday! ♥
(captain’s log::day four of temporary restrictions complete)
