Category Archives: Bookish Talk

Sunday Matters: Really Feels Quite Different Lately

Sunday Matters

Do you feel it too? That sense of peace and calm? I’ve not felt that in months. I feel so much more productive and happy. I’ve been spending more time on my Bible studies and it just feels good to not be walking around with my shoulders all bunched up with stress.

Activity has been good even though some walks were skipped due to those horrid winds. And my path to a plant-based diet has been good too. Right now I am just working on being vegetarian again but my doc suggested a plant-based diet and since quitting meat I have lost eight stubborn pounds and that is huge for just two weeks doing this. She suggested inflammation was the culprit. She might be right.

Right Now:

I am sipping coffee and diving in and out of my current read. This afternoon my daughter has two auditions and then later my youth group meets on Zoom.

This Week:

The upcoming week is blissfully empty. Work, yes but nothing on the calendar requiring my focus.

Reading:

I finished Miss Benson’s Beetle and the review should be up this Tuesday. I am now reading The Wife Upstairs.

The Wife Upstairs

Watching:

Still watching Maine Cabin Masters. I would love to own a little cabin. Especially a nicely done-up one on the lake! This show is so cool to watch.

Grateful for:

  • Easy, breezy afternoons where nothing is going on except me deciding what to read.
  • Rain. We are finally getting some rain. We need it so badly.
  • Good storytelling. All I want to do these days is curl up with a good read and there are plenty of books for me to choose from.

Let me know how you are doing. I hope you are all healthy and that your families are doing well too.

Sunday Matters: Wasn’t Bad At All

Sunday Matters

Every day has felt like a beautiful spring day this past week. It’s amazing how sunlight and blue skies immediately perk you up. That wind though. Still up to its tricks. However, gazing out the window while working has been made quite pleasant by the sunlight streaming through.

Speaking of work, I made it through and it wasn’t bad at all. Busy, but manageable. I’ve not been sleeping at all but my body and mind are constantly racing so I think that helped me catch-up so quickly. I was on fire. My daughter is not sleeping either. She was given an RX to try but it’s not working nor are any of the natural remedies (Melatonin, Magnesium, Valerian root, ZzzQuil, etc.) She is doing meditation too. If you have something to suggest, please do.

Right Now:

All that is going on right now is lounging. We had nothing scheduled for this weekend and it was nice to not have to leave the house or really do anything.

Later, my youth group will meet on Zoom again. We don’t have much of a choice even though everyone is tired of it. One out of three people in LA County have COVID so we remain virtual.

This Week:

Here’s where we really need your good thoughts, prayers, salt over the shoulder, whatever works. Two auditions this week. Hot weather and wind. Edison threatening (again) to shut the power off. We will prepare to have fully charged laptops and hotspots just in case but for singing on Zoom, the hard-wired ethernet cable is the best way to go so we hope the power remains on for Carnegie Mellon and Arizona. Please.

I also have a book club meeting on Zoom to discuss The Memory Police. I believe my daughter also has a master class to attend so power would be good.

Monday, campus is closed in honor of MLK day. I nearly forgot.

Reading:

The Overstory. It’s a long book, 500 pages or so. I may read Miss Benson’s Beetle at the same time.

Watching:

Believe it or not, I have been watching Maine Cabin Masters. It’s on the DIY network. They remodel these cabins in the middle of nowhere, often keeping the environment and sustainability in mind. It’s really amazing what they can do with these little cabins. Sometimes they are located on an island with no running water or an easy way to transport supplies. It’s fascinating.

Grateful for:

  • My son was offered another job to supplement the hours he is currently working so he will have two jobs. Two of my fave places (Williams Sonoma and REI).
  • The Otter Pup who was feeling out of sorts is now back to her normal, quirky self. I pulled a small burr out of her coat and voila! She is back in business. She also had a thorn stuck in her back. That dog loves to jump into bushes.

What’s new with you? Oh! The inauguration is this week. Praying for a smooth transition with zero drama.