This was another great week. I felt productive, accomplished, calm and present. That is, until I woke up on Sunday morning at 5 AM with dread in the pit of my stomach and anxious thoughts running through my mind.
I ended up taking a shower at 6 AM, reading a book and then passing out on the couch until 9. Now, I feel anxious, confused and unable to calm my nerves — mostly due to money, clutter, and overall life.
It sucks because I had such a perfect day yesterday. I was at my sister’s in-laws house and we hung out in the pool all day. I was tired, tan and completely exhausted when I came home which is the best feeling ever. But, of course my mind had to ruin it as always.
READING:
I finished The French Honeymoon and truthfully, was slightly bored by it until the last half. I’m going to start doing monthly reading recaps so more on that book next week. I’m 25% through Karin Slaughter’s new book We Are All Guilty Here and I’m enthralled. She is one of the best thriller authors I’ve ever read so I’m excited to make my way through this.
After I finished The French Honeymoon late Saturday night, I decided I needed something a little fluffy so I cracked open (on my Kindle) It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan.
EATING
My sweet tooth has been unbearable lately; I bought Rice Krispie Treats (the chocolate and peanut butter ones) and kind of hate ate them when I was craving sweets. They taste so fake and as if I could bite down on individual sugar crystals. I bought Mickey Mouse ice cream bars so I could pretend I’m in Disney, my sister surprised me with cookies from The French Workshop in Garden City and they were divine.
PLAYING
I started and finished watching the first half of Wednesday season 2 on Netflix this weekend and throughly enjoyed it. It felt a lot darker than last season and a little scarier but I was locked in. I can’t wait to watch the final 4 episodes next week.
OBSESSING
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting at my kitchen table, papers sprawled all over and hysterical crying because I am so bad at finances. So, I’m saying my obsession this week is money. I’m trying my hardest to figure my shit out but it’s so hard and I’m just at a loss. That being said, legal notepads, Rocket Money and Chat GPT have been big helps in facing the mess I’ve made.
RECOMMENDING
In the same breath as not being able to afford my life, I have to recommend the softest, most delicious bath towels I’ve ever used. I got one during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale because I thought it was so pretty and then it came in the mail, and I was amazed. The Nordstrom Hydrocotton Bath Towel is a material I cannot explain. It’s so soft, but absorbent, very plush and like you are using the most expensive towel ever produced. $35 for one towel is pricey but even if you buy one, it’s worth it just to experience it.
TREATING
Once again, as I try to get my financial shit together, I don’t take my own advice because I couldn’t resist another Stanley x LoveShackFancy drop. I had my eye on the mini quencher which comes in at 20oz because sometimes by Stanley 40oz or Simple Modern 24oz is just too cumbersome to carry around.
I was surprised that I was even able to get my hands on it, though I did wait patiently and refreshed both the LSF and Stanley websites for about 10 minutes leading up to the drop, but also, there are still some left in stock both on Stanley and LSF.
When I got the Stanley in the mail just three days later, I did kind of regret it because it looks like a little girl sippy cup but nonetheless, I do feel like I’m drinking more water than when I use my big Stanley.
