Am I blogging again?! Am I starting a new series? What is all this sudden optimism and enthusiasm about internet sharing? Yeah, clearly it’s been a while, but I really do want to start posting more on here. I think it’s because the only person I talk to for 10 hours a day is a tiny human who can’t talk back, so I need somewhere to spew all my crazy thoughts. SO YAY HERE YOU GO. Let’s start with a weekly recap of my THIRD #InstaOffWeek (where I stay off Instagram for a week. Very creative name, huh.)
It was SO nice out early in the week! I took Julien on two springy walks. I loved & soaked up the warmth and sunshine – but it’s February & nice weather doesn’t last long, so my heart was, as Kacey Musgraves sings about, “happy and sad at the same time”. It leaned a little more towards happy, though, because Julien is totally warming up to the idea of being carried in a carrier and actually seems to like it now. Only took him 4 months!
Instead of watching the Superbowl, I ate chocolate cookies dipped in funfetti frosting AND worked on a colorful hoop with our Wifi password on it. It’s hanging in our kitchen and it feels fancy (it’s not) and I’m obsessed. I’m now out of hoops and since it’s #NoSpendFeb, I needed an alternative, so I started tackling my biggest embroidery project yet… my jean jacket 🙂 Welcome back to 1998!!
Like I mentioned, #NoSpendFeb is in full swing. I’ve been tempted just about every day to check in with Mr. Dunkin and see if my favorite coffee order is still great, BUT I’VE RESISTED. Nate and I have cooked more dinners in the last week than we have probably since Julien was born. (Dear Lord, only you truly know how much I miss Thai takeout.) I’m keeping track of everything I do and don’t spend, and will do a #NoSpendFeb recap when it’s over! (FUN FACT: My besties and I have determined that wine is, in fact, an essential grocery and have allowed ourselves to buy UP TO 2 bottles per grocery trip.)
Other things of note:
– I started a new book, Rock Needs River by Vanessa McGrady, which is about her experience with open adoption.
– I sort of came up with a blogging schedule for this blog AND my biz blog and am hoping to stick with it.
– I took my first embroidery commission! That’s kinda crazy to me.
– I rekindled my love affair with orange juice.
Was that too much?
Ok, bye.
Stephanie