This weekend we’re spending time with family, heading to my favorite flea market in town for the last show of the season, then I’m so grateful next week rolls right into vacation time for me to spend spring break with my son doing all the fun local things we want. I want to enjoy the time while he still wants to spend so much of it with me!
This week’s random thoughts and things to share…
This Tedx talk by Terri Trespicio was so refreshing! I’m sneaking up on my late thirties, worked at the same place for almost a decade now, and at a point mentally where the idea of having a professional passion feels currently so out of reach. I’m currently reading her book after it caught my attention during some browsing at the library lately and I’m hoping it’s just the push I need to do some serious reflection and planning for next steps – whatever the heck those may be!
The Most Haunting Truth of Parenthood – an article from my favorite author, Mary Laura Philpott, who just always beautifully describes the intricacies of parenthood in a way that always leaves me feeling like she just gets it – she really does! The article is an adaptation of part of her new book that launches next month and I am counting down the days until I get my hands on a copy!
After seeing Kendi’s Old Navy try on over on IG, I decided to order these jeans and give them a try to see if they could be that perfect pair of work from home jeans that finally are that perfect balance of not tight but also not so loose that they look baggy. That feels like such a delicate balance that’s been hard to get right, but I think these might be the ones!
I’m going to need to add this saying to my regular vocabulary…
And a favorite article that brings me to tears every time I read it. Leaving and waving has long been a tradition in my family, with the addition of the wave continuing until the other person has driven out of view. We did this most with my aunt as we would leave her house and I’m so glad I thought to capture a photo on what ended up being the last time we saw her before she passed away. We’ll keep the tradition going this weekend when we send off my parents at the end of their weekend visit!
Life in the Ordinary 