Thursday Things

I met my girlfriend at a garden park.  We brought chairs and sat in the shade -- about 12 feet apart.  We talked for 2 hours.  A friend of hers came to tend to her garden area (it's a community garden with individual garden boxes) and she joined us.

We laughed.
Exchanged worries.
Found community.
Shared ideas.

It felt phenomenal.  In person made the biggest difference.  We're going to do it again -- adding a picnic to the fun.  It only ended because we all needed to go home to go to the bathroom.  You know women and their bladders.

My girlfriend says regularly she wants me to meet this friend (and tells her the same).  So much in common and felt we'd really mesh.  We could never seem to coordinate schedules, etc.  Then we randomly meet during a quarantine.  Go figure.  Thanks, Universe.  Still good things happening.

As good as this was, I STILL had some angry, frustrated feelings yesterday.  A Facebook post with the subsequent "likes" got me fired up.  My cousin cancelled the family zoom call right before the call because "time got away from her."  What about the other 6 of us -- who all planned, timed dinner, made arrangements to be available?  It felt last minute rude AND I have a feeling it was more like something better came up.  Last week her neighbors were getting together and doing "social distance" games with the kids.  If I was a betting gal ...

Anyway, I'm surprised how easily I can move feelings right now.  I'm working on ACCEPTANCE because it's the secret to PEACE.  I'm getting lots of practice -- feels like about every hour or so ;)

I finished The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer).  2 thumbs up.  As the story unfolded, the ending was clear and a bit sweetly perfect, but it was a good story the entire way through.  The ending tied up nicely, but after being vesting in the characters, you wanted a nice ending.   It was a book I was excited to pick up to read each night.

Both ladies yesterday recommended Mind Hunter.  Not sure where to watch it, but I'm going to look for it.  Money Heist slowed way down and feels way too long to watch now.  We might table it for now -- save it if we run out of shows.  I thought it was a mini-series and it's the opposite -- 4 long seasons.

Stormy day today.  My heel still hurts so I'll try some sort of modified workout.  Hubby to Costco -- I didn't add wine to the list because I still want it too much.  This might be my first "bored" day.  Absolutely nothing on the calendar or the to-do list.  Two new books to start though - yea!!

I did my first Sudoku puzzle yesterday.  I tried one years ago and gave up quickly.  Once you get the method, it's not bad.  It's also not exactly fun either.  I'm not sure if this is my new quarantine activity -- my guess is NOPE.  I'll probably do one occasionally.  It focuses and quiets my mind to work on it.  The adult coloring book came too.  Apparently, I don't enjoy coloring -- at least, with markers.  I think crayon is better, faster and more forgiving.  I think I have a box somewhere -- I'll go digging to see if I can find it.

And a couple of extra random things ...

When you forget to push in the stool.
Hello, Izzy :)

Can't love this woman more.
Way to be intelligent and reasonable and everything we need in a leader!!

Stay well.  XOXO