well, here we are with two weeks behind us. last week was the week everyone went wild over zoom, plus we had our parent orientations, so i’m a little burned out on virtual meetings. but in good news the sun came out and we had four days in a row of beautiful weather. it’s the little things.

books finished.

i didn’t read as much last week because of parent orientations and because i needed a little break, but i still managed to finish 2 books.

• the girl with the louding voice by abi daré
• a song flung up to heaven by maya angelou [the final book in her 6-part autobiographical series!]

things watched.

• seinfeld, finished season 6 and nearly through season 7
• star wars episode i: the phantom menace. i’m watching all the movies in chronological order, so i got the first one out of the way on saturday evening

supporting memphis / small businesses.

i’m still trying to support local places as well as a few friends’ small businesses as i can.

• honeysuckle gelato [co-owned by my friend wes!]
• community foundation of greater memphis’ mid-south covid-19 regional response fun [my parents and i made a joint donation]
• memphis food industry emergency worker assistance gofundme organized by edible memphis [this was week 1 but i forgot to include it]
• jackalope brewing company [co-owned by my boy steve and my favorite small business to support; because what i really need right now is more jackalope apparel]
• shelby farms park
• music export memphis fundraiser for local musicians who had shows cancelled
• kwik chek / maciel’s / mulan / inspire community café

recipes made.

• sheet-pan salmon with broccoli from nyt cooking [i’m a big fan of lidey heuck’s recipes; her red curry lentils with sweet potatoes and spinach is one of my favorites]
• easy thai red curry from damn delicious [in case you couldn’t tell, hers is one of my favorite websites; easy-to-follow recipes that use a lot of pantry staples and are super tasty!]

physical activity.

• still got in a walk or run every day except tuesday, including:
  • walk around the lake at shelby farms
  • run in overton park
  • hike at shelby forest
• aiming to do some kind of core exercise every other day-ish

friend connections.

• ladies zoom happy hour
• facetime dinner date with chrystal and pat
• quick chat with maggie
• whatsapp chat with alex
• instagram live cooking class with molly
• chat with jane
• drinks with caitlin
• call with chrystal and pat

house projects.

• brought my summer stuff down from the attic and stowed away my sweaters and scarves
• re-arranged some of the boxes in the attic while i was up there for easier access

as i told my father, it’s amazing how productive i can be on the weekend when i’m not exhausted from the week gone past. i’ve never known an 8.30-5 lifestyle, and it’s been quite eye-opening for me.

let’s see how week 3 goes…

xx

if you’re interested: week 1

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