I Have Another Friend

Turns out, the girlfriend I walked with yesterday is as careful as we are ... maybe even more as they (she and her hubby) haven't stepped foot in a store since March (curbside only for them).  We wore masks the entire time and walked about 4 miles.  It was awesome!  We are adding them to the backyard bring-your-own-stuff happy hour.  We were excited to "find" each other (!!)

When we walked, I ran into another friend (over and over even though we did different trails LOL).  Got a quick catch up with her and, if she's willing to wear a mask, I might be able to add her to the gardens walks sometimes too.  

Hubby and I had a coming to Jesus talk yesterday.  He's going to leave his job at the end of 2020 and look for a local job.  If he finds one -- great.  If not, he'll easy into retirement (just like I did).  I hate to say "I told you so," but I did and that's frustrating, but things happen because they're suppose to happen.  I'll take this as that.  He's reaching out to his career coach to discuss how to best navigate everything (per my suggestion).  Coaching (therapy or whatever) is super helpful to figure out rough patches.  Experience and objectivity can shed light where you'd never see it.  

You bet my butt my life coach will help me think through this.  CHANGE is hard for me and I've been anticipating this for a couple of months.  I'm going to have to put my grownup panties on again and adjust through another transition.  Having him HOME is awesome.  Having him home and BORED is not.

Speaking of hubby -- today is our 33rd DATING anniversary.  Yea for us.  Our first date was a movie and ice cream (when I could still eat ice cream) -- he brought me flowers too.  Such a romantic.  

I'm on my own for the trip to the jeweler -- I'm excited, but not too excited because I'll only stay if the precautions are being followed.  Fingers crossed.  I want to get this started.

BOOKS:

I finished The Body is Not an Apology (Sonya Renee Taylor).  Short and good, but if you listen to Brene Brown's podcast with her, I'd say that explains things as well, if not better.

SRT recommended another book somewhere (her Instagram or the interview) and I started it last night.  Pleasure Activism (Adrienne Maree Brown).  So far, it's not at all what I thought it would be, but I think it's going to be super interesting.  Stay tuned.

I'm still reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.  It's good, but must be LONG (I'm only 25% finished).

NETFLIX:

I watched Forks Over Knives about plant based diet.  It was okay.  Lots of examples and a history on how the US came to eat the diet as we know it now -- not as earth shaking as I thought it would be.  There's a website by the same name with recipes and suggestions.  I'll start there for ideas.  I like the idea of less meat and more veggies.  The no eggs and no fish were a bit much for me though.  It advocated hard for a vegan diet.  I plan to live in the gray area between vegan and Atkins LOL.

Dogs up.  Best get going.  Still enjoying another cool weather day -- it's such a treat.  Stay well.  Later gators.