I made dinner – My wonderful husband has totally picked up the slack in the meal department. Normally, we share this duty but for the past few weeks he’s been a one-man show. I realized this Friday night when I arrived home about an hour before him. I felt guilty and I knew I couldn’t ask him, What’s for dinner, hon? as soon as he walked in the door. So I made dinner. Not just ordered pizza like I really wanted to do. A real dinner. Sauteed shrimps, pasta, and salad with a homemade citrus vinaigrette. It turned out so well that I surprised myself. Afterwards, I felt better for actually doing something creative.
I got my haircut – I’ve known my hairdresser for over 10 years. He always knows how much or how little to talk. Sometimes it feels so good to sit in the chair and close my eyes while he snips.
Walked at the bayfront – Saturday evening my Sweetie and I went to the bayfront park to snap photos and walk around. I loved the quiet one-on-one time with my love.
I ate Wallys – After our walk at the park, my Sweetie and I went out for burgers at our favorite English pub. We shared a plate of Wallys – dill pickles deep fried in a beer batter. Sounds odd, doesn’t it? Well, if you like fried green tomatoes, then you’ll love Wallys. We brought the extras home for a snack. Mmmmm... deep-fried happiness.
I went to Target - I love Target. It's my go-to store. It's also where I go when I want to get away from it all. I could lose myself in the aisles of SuperTarget for hours. But during these few miserable weeks I haven't even felt like stopping on my way home. Not even to get Mr. A "notebook paper that doesn't leave blue lines on your hand." While I don't think the retailer will post a loss for this quarter due to my lack of almost daily patronage, I have missed my alone time with the Bullseye.
I ate a tomato – Inspired by TKW’s love of Harriet the Spy and a delicious tomato sandwich I ate a tomato (sliced & salted) standing at the kitchen counter. And I didn’t share.
I finished a scarf – The sultry Florida summer is almost upon us and I’m still knitting away. By Christmastime I should have a stockpile of scarves to give away as gifts.
These little things aren’t much but it’s better than moping around the house all day.
What have you done for yourself lately?
6 comments:
Erica this is a lot!! If you can do one thing a day like this you're making amazing progress, right? You sound good and that makes me happy. I've been thinking about you and hoping you can find your way out of this. I know it must be really hard. xo And thanks, because now you've got me thinking I need to do something for myself. I'm happy that all 3 kids are here for summer, but I think everything I've been doing is for other people.
Good for you! Sometimes, we just need time to ourselves to pull us out of the funk in our own way. I would love your citrus vinaigrette recipe, sounds lovely. I have never heard of Wallys...deep fried sounds right up my alley though!
Dinner sounds amazing. I don't cook that well when I feel my best. Glad your forcing your way through this. It's one step at a time and one foot in front of the other. I know you hate cliches, me too. But living in a fog for so many years sometimes it's all you got.
I did bead myself a new necklace the other night. Took off the one I'd been wearing since the wedding 19years ago the day I took off my wedding band. I felt a little naked. So I made myself a new one. Time to move on.
These are all excellent things! It is so good for you to be nurturing yourself a little and finding simple things you love to do. Finding joy in simple things can totally turn your brain and feelings around about the world.
I got a haircut too, and feel MUCH better about myself.
Erica, you're doing all of the right things. I'm so glad to hear of these great things that you're doing for yourself.
I started the process of finding a new place to live. I might be eating hotdogs for the next year because I'm broke; but I don't want to live somewhere that my rights are continually being trampled on. So far the process has been difficult and stressful. Hopefully it will be worth it... :o)
*hugs* because we both deserve them.
Hmmm, maybe I'm in a funk. You've done more than I have!
I did get my birthday day out, but that is it. Haven't done much of anything since.
Just pop in some lively music, twirl around and fall to the couch giggling. Big happiness is nothing, it's the little things that count.
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