Little Goodies

some little things that make life nice

Hey friends! Guess what? It’s actually raining in Perth!!!!! Not a lot but at least it’s something. I’m sure those of you who have just lived through ex-tropical cyclone Alfred on the East Coast couldn’t think of anything worse than rain but for us West Coast peeps we need it baaaaaaaad.

We had some not-unexpected but still crappy news this week and I really wanted to curl up in a ball and block the world out for a few days. Those gut punches just keep coming! But my life does not allow for extended periods of wallowing. Instead, I am looking at the small things that make up a nice life right now. Here they are.

I'm Playing Block Blast with my kids. Sadie plays this game on my phone when we are out and she needs to be by herself, and last week, I decided to give it a go and entered a four-day obsession. I blasted through 100 levels because the game told me I was better than 99% of players and wanted to fill in all the gaps in the puzzle. Now, the kids and I sit on the couch at night together playing on our devices to see who can get the highest score without using ad resets. It’s fun.

Tween girls are not always enjoyable to be around but I love watching my girl and her friends just be themselves. They are funny and creative and LOUD and figuring life out. It’s sweet.

F1 Drive to Survive came back to Netflix last week and Tim and I gobbled it up. I am OBSESSED with that show and cannot wait for race 1 this weekend. I no longer go for a team and instead cheer for all the drivers I love, especially Oscar!

I made a 12-week meal plan because I cannot with dinner, I dislike it so much. I don’t enjoy cooking or planning dinner so a 12-week meal plan is my answer. Will it work? Will I stick to it? I’ll let you know at the end of the 12 weeks. This week we have been eating down the freezer so that I can start fresh with this new plan next week.

Today I wore a secondhand dress with secondhand shoes and that pleases me. I rarely wear all black but today it felt right. I am still leaning very heavily into serotinin dressing which for me means having a capsule wardrobe of plain clothes. I need to list a heap of things on Depop that I no longer reach for in my wardrobe.

Something one of the trainers from my program said to me early on was “Don’t focus on the scale, focus on how the weights you lift are getting heavier” and this week I was really proud of myself for noticing this. I still do not enjoy working out but if I flex my arms I can feel muscles!!!!

I live far away from my youngest nieces so Facetime is the way we stay in touch and I adore seeing their squishy little faces saying “Hi Auntie!!!”. This week one of them told me she had written a letter to the easter bunny saying they could take her bottle if they left her a doll house LOL ! I Gave up my dummy at 4 with my dad holding my dummy behind his back in one hand and the money for a Barbie car in the other so I am all for this kind of bribery.

And finally, I am accepting that cooking is no longer bringing me joy and that is OK. I not only bought two more boxes of the excellent Aldi brownie mix but also a box of their chocolate muffins. This is the only kind of baking I am doing right now. I need rye flour to bring my sourdough starter back to her bubbly self but keep forgetting to go to the health food shop for it. I can’t get my timing right to make the focaccia I am craving. And I do not feel up to rolling tray after tray of cookies either. But I have KILOS of brown bananas in the freezer that must be used to make space for things for the meal plan so I think I will have to cave and bake a banana cake for my husband. Maybe two so I can freeze one. If I can find space in the freezer.

OK. The rain has stopped and I need to prep some overnight Weetabix for the coming days. How’s your week been? What’s your little goodie?

Tal soon xx