I’ve been writing these At the moment weblog posts for years, a few times a yr, and I simply made the error of going again and studying one from 2017 which has me all types of nostalgic about that chapter of life. That’s one profit about sharing life on-line for the previous 14 years; I’ve an in depth archive of the seasons, the expansion, and all the thrill (and struggles) of this lovely life.
At the moment it’s October 9 at 6:15 AM. I’m sitting on mother’s sofa with a softly loud night breathing Finley curled up beside me. I’m sipping espresso in a quiet home, mentally lining up my to dos for the day, peeking at my high 20 follower favorites from large deal days, and writing to you right here. These weblog posts are a enjoyable breakdown of what life appears like categorically and if you happen to’re within the spirit to share, I’d love to listen to what you’re at the moment watching, studying, and extra!
At the moment Watching
Am I the one one not at the moment watching No person Desires This? Both their advertising deserves main props or everybody actually is watching it, however I’ve seen it in all places. I’ve heard it described as romcom vibes so it’s on my quick checklist to take a look at. Nonetheless, proper now I’m largely watching Halloween films and Wednesday with the children. We love us some vacation themed films! We additionally completed studying The Wild Robotic and went to see it within the theater. It was cute! It was very totally different from the ebook and (per regular) the ebook had a lot better character growth, however the film was candy and enjoyable and we loved it.
At the moment Studying
We’re all in settlement that audiobooks depend as studying, right? Glorious. In that case, I’m studying Good Vitality by Casey Means. You may need heard of her; she’s the Stanford educated physician making the rounds by means of the podcast circuit speaking about entire physique well being. After studying and taking a while to digest Outlive (extremely advocate studying this one in small chunks), I used to be prepared for extra about how all our bodily methods are related and learn how to optimize our well being for now and sooner or later.
I’m additionally listening to the free audiobook on Audible learn fantastically by Rachel McAdams of Anne of Inexperienced Gables with the children (we’re all immensely having fun with Anne’s aptitude for the dramatic) and we’re about to start Little Girls (an abridged model).
At the moment Listening To
A mixture of 90’s nation, classical music, and podcasts. How is that for a combination? My three most listened to podcasts in the meanwhile are Breaking Factors, The Genius Life, and 1000 Hours Outdoors. There are a number of others within the combine, too, however on walks I’ve been Marco Polo-ing (it’s a video message app) to meet up with associates, so I haven’t listened as a lot to podcasts.
At the moment Consuming
- Pumpkin Hen Chili
- Eggs, cottage cheese and tomatoes with basil, blueberries
- Fajitas with hen, steak, refried beans, lettuce, sauteed bell peppers, bitter cream, guacamole, and recent oregano
- Vegetable Barley Soup
- Simple Gradual Cooker Beef Stew (I take advantage of the identical technique for pot roast and beef stew- beef stew model is after I simply reduce the meat into massive chunks earlier than cooking, omit the cream of mushroom soup, and add beef bone broth as an alternative)
At the moment Planning
A transfer! We’re a pair weeks away at this level of transferring into the brand new home and it’s getting very thrilling. There’s a lot to coordinate since we at the moment having full storage unit again in North Carolina and in Greenville, in addition to the gadgets now we have right here at mother’s home. Moreover we are attempting to determine when is the very best time to buy a couple of new gadgets for supply. A number of have a timeframe supply span from every week earlier than we shut to 2 weeks after we shut so it’s difficult to string that needle on timing to try to get it as shut to only after we transfer in as doable. It’s all bringing good vitality although; we will’t imagine we are going to truly be getting to maneuver into this residence we’ve been watching come to life over the previous yr.
At the moment Consuming
Fairly a mixture of issues. Espresso with half and half within the morning, adopted by my every day LMNT, adopted by water, adopted by a cup of Dealer Joe’s Harvest Mix scorching tea, adopted by pre-workout and extra water, after which typically adopted by a glass of purple wine.
Within the Marketplace for
A mattress. We hadn’t deliberate on switching out our main bedroom arrange, however a wide range of circumstances now has us doing so. I’ve spent a number of time these days headboards, testing mattresses, researching sheets, and so forth. I’ve splurged on Boll & Department bedding for the primary time after listening to so many rave opinions and am actually hoping it’s as wonderful as I’ve heard! The mattress itself has been tripping me up essentially the most. I can’t determine if I like wooden, upholstered, or a mixture of the 2. I’m open to suggestions on this in case you have any. At the moment I’m leaning in the direction of this look beneath (simply the mattress itself)- ideas? Our partitions within the new bed room are painted Magnetic Grey if that helps.
At the moment Wanting Ahead to
Household time! The women and I get to see Mema and Grandpa tonight after which subsequent week we’re occurring a household journey with mother, Kris, Cara, and my nieces. We often do that in summer season, however opted for fall this yr and I’m very a lot wanting ahead to some enjoyable and catching up with everybody. David is touring all this week and can meet us on Friday; I can’t wait!
That’s all I’ve for now. Time to take Finley on her morning sniffari, get the ladies up, and begin our day. Thanks for making my weblog part of your day; I hope it’s an excellent one!
