week 3 definitely had its ups and downs. i hit a little bit of a mental wall on wednesday afternoon and gave myself a little time off. there are lots of things – and people – i miss, but we are slowly figuring this out. also, apparently it’s april now?

books read.

yes, i technically read four books last week, but three of them were graphic novels and therefore went really quickly.

• harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling [forever my favorite in the series]
• march: books one, two, and three by john lewis and andrew aydin; art by nate powell

things watched.

• a league of their own. it holds up.
• seinfeld: finished season 7
• scrubs: season 1, episode 1 [to go along with the first episode of fake doctors, real friends, zach braff and donald faison’s new scrubs rewatch podcast]

supporting memphis / small businesses.

• buddy prints from getARCHd for my buddies and me [that promo was only for last week, but they are coming up with new ideas each week]
• food from aldo’s, dwj, india palace, wing guru, and mulan

recipes made.

• instant pot lemon chicken thighs from damn delicious
• thyme roasted carrots from cravings by chrissy teigen
• okra learned from mama swam

physical activity.

all the walking. anytime i have to call someone, i’m out the door with my airpods in my ear so i can walk and talk. this included:

• a long walk during my therapy appointment on wednesday
• a 20-minute run on thursday
• an hourlong walk on sunday afternoon

i’m super bummed that shelby forest – and all state parks – are now closed. i get it, but i’m still bummed.

friend connections.

this was a big week for the phone chats! i joked on wednesday that my social life is busier during quarantine than it was before, and there is definitely a ring of truth to it.

• whatsapp chat with maggie and katie
• zoom call with lauren and jen
• zoom / facetime with sarah and corrinne
• friday night virtual cooking lesson with molly
• facetime with chrystal and pat
• facetime with lauren and sam

house projects.

• cleaned the stove!
• cleaned off the coffee table
• ran the roomba through my bedroom
• started purging books

it was a pretty low-key week around here. let’s see what week 4 has in store for us.

how are all of you holding up? sending hugs to anyone who needs them.

xx

if you’re interested: week 1 / week 2