Elisabeth writes a really well written and joyful weekly post called Happy Things Friday which is a joy to read. I'm feeling the happy things vibe so thought I would do one of my own this week!
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| July Family Calendar Snapshot |
- We are having the best weather. The Sun is out!
- We recently discovered that we *can* have people over for meals again, especially if it's outside and if the people are cool with chaos. I love having people over so this is great.
- We had people over for July 4th for a pulled pork and sausage dinner. It was fun! I love a reason to celebrate, and July 4th is a good enough reason. It's weird because no one cares over here but I am going to bring back the July 4th Americana where I can (and not in the weird current political way, in the way that I loved it in primary school... friends, food & optimism. If only we could do fireworks)
- Andy bought this discount sourdough and we ate some and chopped and froze some for French Toast Casserole. Yes please 59p bread!
- I have been figuring out a new running schedule, which is 5:30am on Monday, Friday, Saturday. I think I can get up at 4:45 three days a week.
- The kids have two more weeks of school.
- We can now do family bike rides with Ezra - he's getting so good on the pedal bike. And the twins love the bike trailer
- My brother is visiting in July
- I have the last week of July off with kids
- This giant Tub of pretzels:
- I got the new job I applied for in work. I've not signed the contract yet so I'm not super ready to shout to the world about all the awesome pieces, but I think it will be very good. I'm now in "leadership" and my name was on a "Leadership Team" slide next to really cool other people who I am excited to work with and it's all... good.
- Andy and I have started swapping weekend mornings for our own funtimes. My mornings are currently swimming and running, although I may try and throw a bike ride in tomorrow too if time allows because I'm starting to miss being a triathlete
- Our nanny cooked two meals this week for the kids dinner and not thinking about kids dinner is great
- This really weird card that Ezra made for his friend's birthday. In case you're wondering, it's a picture of a robot dressed up as a man with really long arms sitting on a toilet
- I lost a pair of sunglasses and then my 10 year old Goodr Sunglasses got quite scratched and so I ordered two new pairs of sunglasses from Goodr and I am very excited for new sunglasses.
- I finished Florence Adler Swims Forever and it turns out books that lots of people like I also like.
- Weekends in July are a good combo of fun things and nothing which means we have space for more things and also we know there are upcoming fun things.
- I have embraced "Decide Once" for lunches and recently my mealtime food choice has been a salad with whatever veg is in the fridge and also avocado and also nuts. Nuts in salads are crunchy and delicious.
- We can take all 4 kids to a cafe and it's not awful! It's not super relaxing but it's a nice option that now exists
- Going to bed at 8:30 on a Friday is a happy thing. Goodnight!
What are your happy things??
Awww. Love your Happy Things. I had to laugh because I have French Toast Casserole in the over baking at this very second. And it is made up exclusively of 50% discounted bread. I save all the heels and other bits and bobs of the already discounted bread in a bag in the freezer. When that bag gets full, I make a casserole. The kids love it, nothing goes to waste. Win, win, win. Plus the whole house currently smells amazing!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job! How exciting and gratifying! I love that you've found a way to work regular running into your week. That card is adorable. I love kids' drawings!
ReplyDeleteHappy Independence Day! Haha. Late, better than never? Any excuse to have a party or people over is good enough for me, but why not celebrate our independence too!? I love that you can take the kids to a cafe, yay, and bike riding, woohoo! It must be so nice not to always have to divide and conquer, but to all be able to go and do something together. However, speaking of dividing and conquering, it sounds like you and Andy have figured out the morning thing. For me, having someone to keep me honest really helps me be more consistent or accountable to myself. In your case, Andy, because he is sacrificing his time so you better get out of the house and use it wisely. I have a similar thing when I travel with my friend and her kids. We often share a car, but that means that I have to get up at 4 am and use the car from then until about 7 or 8 when the rest of the family needs it, so it makes me better at getting my daily run/walks in!
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