Hey everyone, well, wasn’t that a lovely weekend? We had a rainy Saturday that led to a GORGEOUS Sunday and I am just feeling like my well is all filled up.
I’m actually pumped that it’s Monday.
I’ve got tons of stuff to get done today, errands to run, but here are a few random Monday thoughts, before I get on them.
-In my church we have this thing called General Conference. It happens twice a year on Saturday and Sunday, and we basically stay in all weekend and listen to inspired messages from our leaders broadcast out of Salt Lake City, Utah. (They are my two favorite weekends every year.) It’s broadcast out of Utah at 10 and 2 MDT. I have felt bad for people on the East coast for years because it starts so much later for them, you know, “those poor people on the East coast don’t get done until 6pm…” But now that we live on the East coast I made a surprising discovery last weekend. I love having conference start later! It was awesome! We slept in on Saturday, got some things done and then had a day full of uplifting messages. Yesterday I slept in again, made brunch and then again, spiritually uplifting day. I am all about GC starting at noon. Seriously, my mind is still blown.
-We have been redoing our family room for the last couple weeks. And the first order of business was to pull out the ugly wood paneling around our fireplace. When we did we discovered the jankiest framing job known to man and also insulation that had basically disintegrated into powder over the last however many years. Luckily my husband is a smarty pants engineer so he rebuilt the whole thing all while reassuring me that the “vertical load” should be just fine. I’m glad that my closet (which sits right above) will not in fact collapse into the family room now.
-Thank you to all the people from New England who have warned me about the ticks. While it initially freaked me out a bit, we had our first experience with it yesterday after a walk in our woods and I’m glad that we knew to check. Although Hannah is a little freaked out now, poor thing.
-My husband thinks these sunglasses are huge and funny, but I love them. They remind me of my mom when I was a kid (the 80’s and 90’s knew how to do sunglasses) and Audrey Hepburn. In short, they make me feel glamorous on a Tuesday when I’m heading to Costco.
-I feel like my 5th grade self (the one who wore penny loafers and a beret to school) would be really proud that I bought these loafer mules. This is the second pair of them I’ve bought so I think that means I’m sold on the trend.
-I love listening to podcasts while I workout, do dishes, drive, fold laundry, etc etc. Thinking about sharing all my favorites with you. Is that something you’re interested in?
-I love crockpot meals, they make dinner so much easier. It’s not that I hate cooking either. It’s just that the meal falls at a really bad time when everything is the most hectic. I love getting it taken care of early on in the day. But. I need some more healthy crockpot recipes. Anyone have any good ones?
