Treadmill run yesterday and it went well. No issues, solid run. I took an abbreviated cold shower and managed to keep my feet fine. Today is cold shower and a bike ride. Exercise and a cold shower are 2 biggies in my world of feeling good.
I finished Apeirogon (Colum McCann). Incredible book. Well worth a read. Now a new pick -- woo hoo!! I get excited especially when I have a new stack to choose from -- although most are waiting to be delivered.
Speaking of delivery ... the chocolates from the monastery track as pending (such nice customer service). In Atlanta waiting for transit. That's good news. Maybe in time for New Year's day and our poker game. Lord knows I don't need to eat an entire box myself.
Moving through my list of getting the house back in order. Bathrooms cleaned which was a biggie since the kids showered in our spare bathrooms. Today is the start of putting away Christmas decorations -- super slow roll because I'm doing a lot of repacking and reorganizing now that I know how I decorate THIS house. It takes a couple of years to figure it out.
I planned a grocery store run, but I think I'll move that to tomorrow. Works better with my workout schedule (not as sweaty tomorrow) and I'm still using up the last of my veggies. I made lentil soup and have 2 more servings left. This week is a new stew -- chickpea with sweet potato. Time to get back to trying new things and making new recipes. I have a few cookbooks to explore too. More on those in January.
BTW, the boundary for our gathering on Saturday is okay now. I sent another text and she got the message -- I appreciate her kindness, but my body is so wonky right now I don't want to eat something that will upset my systems. We're doing our "happy hour" with snacks and drinks. Trader Joe's will check that box and all is well. Maybe the chocolates too??
The Jen Hatmaker bookclub box came and it's so much fun. Good book ... The Tender Land (William Kent Krueger) and a fun planner for 2021. Here's the bummer -- I use a fantastic planner my bff bought me last Christmas. I like it so much I got one for this year. I have a house calendar as well (which doesn't really get used because of the pandemic). BTW, the planner I use is called 3 Commit. There's no way I'll use another one AND it's specific for 2021. I'm going to see if anyone I know could use it. It's filled with fun book quotes, monthly calendars and pages to reflect and plan.
The notepads from Shutterfly came too. I love the size and the paper feel. The one with the design on the side isn't my favorite -- sticks out into the paper too much. Live and learn. I think these are going to be one of my go-to hostess gifts. Fun to personalized (with words and/or pictures) and everyone can use a notepad. Takes a minute to arrive -- only downside.
I finished the 3 part series documentary on Bill Gates (Netflix). It was interesting and a quick watch -- any longer and it would've been too long. I watched the first 2 last week and finished up the final hour last night. My "watching" card is suddenly full again. I have documentaries, movies and series on my watch list for the long winter.
Last nugget for today ... a friend saw this posted and shared. It's interesting to check out. Feed Your Soul: The 31 Day Literary Diet for January. Poems, movies, articles, song lyrics, etc. Something to check out to keep January interesting.
On that happy note ... have a great day and stay well. Later gators.
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