Happy middle of the week, in the middle of the summer!
I was just looking at a calendar to book some playdates and perhaps a rare just us date with the hubs, and I accidentally scrolled into September because *gasp* it isn't that far away! Oh, the horror! Good thing summer has been really good to us and we are headed to Germany at the end of September or I might cry a little.
Thought it would be fun to do a little "currently" update and please, please share all recs for your currently goings-ons, too!
Reading
My new job means an 8 minute drive instead of a 45-450,000 minute red line commute, which sadly has cut into my reading time (the only sadly of that story). But I am making an effort to grab my book when I am eating lunch at work and pick it up as much as possible when no one is asking me for a snack or where their shoes are at home. Right now I am reading Courtroom 302 and am really enjoying the stories that come out of the busiest courthouse in Chicago (and the country).
I also knocked back a bunch of Vanity Fair and Vogue issues during our week down the Cape, which was quite a treat. Sometimes I daydream about being able to read an issue of a magazine that I subscribe to within the season of the month it was published,,,anyone else?
Eating
Since I ran a marathon in April and have spent the summer in seasonal beer and potato chip mode, I am currently reigning it in and being more mindful, especially during the week. This is the time of year where I would actually prefer to eat a salad at lunch, so I have been making some pretty tasty ones thanks to the abundance of good veggies in season and Thug Kitchen easy dressing recipes. I am also officially obsessed with Siggis and may never go back to normal yogurt again.
Thinking About
I have noticed an increasing creep of my anxiety lately and decided to be proactive about it and find a new therapist after mine left her practice. I was a whole lot of nervous about starting over with someone after 15 years, but I was also a whole different person with a whole different life and set of problems then, so this has actually been a great fresh start. I want to dedicate a whole post to it soon, but I just had my first appointment and we clicked so much that I am going to be seeing her again. As someone who has been in therapy and also been a therapist, I have been thinking a lot about where that might fit into my life now, and I am so glad that I am able to take care of myself like this.
Listening
Last summer I added Ear Hustle into my podcast rotation and, after a hiatus, they are back and just as awesome as before. This is a podcast that takes place in San Quentin State Prison and now outside the walls, to tell the stories of those who are incarcerated and those who are working their way through post-release life. It is funny, honest, brutal and so worth a listen. I love them so much I even got a t-shirt to support their work and show off my street cred, haha.
Watching
Thank you, HBO, for this season of Big Little Lies AND Divorce! My two favorites came back right around the same time and I am here for it! Meryl Streep is about to get herself another damn award and seeing Sarah Jessica Parker running around Manhattan again makes my heart so happy.
Loving
Life! Like I said, more to come about how therapy is fitting (back) into my life, but the main reason I went back is because my life is truly the best it has ever been and I do not want anxiety to get to have a starring role in this season. I have a new job that I love, it is summer, I am married to a dreamboat of a human, my kids are sometimes not total assholes, I get to live in the best neighborhood on earth and be friends with the biggest gems of humans and I just want to enjoy and appreciate every bit of it.
With gratitude and plenty of xoxos.
I was just looking at a calendar to book some playdates and perhaps a rare just us date with the hubs, and I accidentally scrolled into September because *gasp* it isn't that far away! Oh, the horror! Good thing summer has been really good to us and we are headed to Germany at the end of September or I might cry a little.
Thought it would be fun to do a little "currently" update and please, please share all recs for your currently goings-ons, too!
Reading
My new job means an 8 minute drive instead of a 45-450,000 minute red line commute, which sadly has cut into my reading time (the only sadly of that story). But I am making an effort to grab my book when I am eating lunch at work and pick it up as much as possible when no one is asking me for a snack or where their shoes are at home. Right now I am reading Courtroom 302 and am really enjoying the stories that come out of the busiest courthouse in Chicago (and the country).
I also knocked back a bunch of Vanity Fair and Vogue issues during our week down the Cape, which was quite a treat. Sometimes I daydream about being able to read an issue of a magazine that I subscribe to within the season of the month it was published,,,anyone else?
Eating
Since I ran a marathon in April and have spent the summer in seasonal beer and potato chip mode, I am currently reigning it in and being more mindful, especially during the week. This is the time of year where I would actually prefer to eat a salad at lunch, so I have been making some pretty tasty ones thanks to the abundance of good veggies in season and Thug Kitchen easy dressing recipes. I am also officially obsessed with Siggis and may never go back to normal yogurt again.
Thinking About
I have noticed an increasing creep of my anxiety lately and decided to be proactive about it and find a new therapist after mine left her practice. I was a whole lot of nervous about starting over with someone after 15 years, but I was also a whole different person with a whole different life and set of problems then, so this has actually been a great fresh start. I want to dedicate a whole post to it soon, but I just had my first appointment and we clicked so much that I am going to be seeing her again. As someone who has been in therapy and also been a therapist, I have been thinking a lot about where that might fit into my life now, and I am so glad that I am able to take care of myself like this.
Listening
Last summer I added Ear Hustle into my podcast rotation and, after a hiatus, they are back and just as awesome as before. This is a podcast that takes place in San Quentin State Prison and now outside the walls, to tell the stories of those who are incarcerated and those who are working their way through post-release life. It is funny, honest, brutal and so worth a listen. I love them so much I even got a t-shirt to support their work and show off my street cred, haha.
Watching
Thank you, HBO, for this season of Big Little Lies AND Divorce! My two favorites came back right around the same time and I am here for it! Meryl Streep is about to get herself another damn award and seeing Sarah Jessica Parker running around Manhattan again makes my heart so happy.
Loving
Life! Like I said, more to come about how therapy is fitting (back) into my life, but the main reason I went back is because my life is truly the best it has ever been and I do not want anxiety to get to have a starring role in this season. I have a new job that I love, it is summer, I am married to a dreamboat of a human, my kids are sometimes not total assholes, I get to live in the best neighborhood on earth and be friends with the biggest gems of humans and I just want to enjoy and appreciate every bit of it.
With gratitude and plenty of xoxos.
Hiking in NH with the squad (minus Melvin).
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| Too cool for words. |
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| A bike riding date on the Cape with my favorite dude. |
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| Annual tree climbing photo at the harbor. |
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| Our first New England Revolution soccer game - so fun! |
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