A Week In The Life, Vol 19.
Our May showers turned to snow this week!
It was crazy. Hi! Hello! Happy Mother’s Day!
We have this incredible nest in our magnolia tree! It makes me so happy. It’s very high so I can’t even see it from the ground, but Eddie can reach it with his phone.
Today was so weird! I think it’s just the weight of this whole situation finally hitting me. A few hours ago I felt like I could burst into tears for no reason. It made no sense because here at home with my family I am so happy and in love. But not being able to have everyone else over and all the limited social interaction, with what seems like no end in sight is weighing on me. Our state is verrrrrry slowly starting to open up, but I don’t feel safe going anywhere. I don’t feel safe doing anything we used to do!
And then of course I feel horribly guilty for even feeling sad and upset because I’m in an ideal situation – we both have jobs, my kids don’t have to spend hours on zoom for school, I can cook anything I want for dinner, our family is healthy and safe right now.
WHAT A COMPLETE MIND SCREW, right?!
Anyway. Here’s a messy plate of zucchini pasta and house salad. Winning! It was such a good dinner.
Started reading big summer this week and it.was.so.good.
Lunch outside even though it was chilly. Little did we know that it would snow later in the week.
I have such a hard time doing cold brew at home. Love my chameleon cold brew and I ADORE La Colombe in store, but can’t make this one work!
Why yes I do make a house salad five times a week.
The most gorgeous sight!
Grilled some chicken thighs for dinner one night.
Still in major chalk mode over here.
Eddie might love it more than the kids.
Plus, a quick makeshift sandbox. Haha.
Made some mother’s day cards!
And we ordered a bunch of food from feast which included leona’s ice cream sandwiches.
Finally made a (mostly) successful loaf of sourdough! I used Laura’s recipe.
It was still a little flatter than I’d like, but so good.
These two just make my life. Seriously! The dynamic between them warms my heart.
Oh and I also made sourdough pizza on Friday!
It was amazing.
And here’s the sourdough with butter, honey and flaked salt. It snowed on Saturday morning. How is this possible in May! Whyyyyyyy.
Lovebugs.
Made my grilled potatoes, a bunch of grilled vegetables, a killer salad and then I caught the grill on fire when I made the burgers. I WISH I WAS KIDDING.
Even though I was a rambly mess above, it was such a good day! And a good week. Minus the whole May snow thing. What! Maybe that’s why we had so many carbs? Hahaha.
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pics with kids are amazing
What’s the zucchini pasta!?
Have a great week!
I heard on a podcast (Joy and Claire) my newest mantra. Now is not the time for comparative suffering. You’re allowed to feel every emotion despite seemingly having the “best of” situations. I am now sharing this mantra with everyone because we all need to hear it.
I’m in a city where residents seem to have said “it’s over”. No one is wearing masks and seem to have forgotten social distancing. It freaks me out. I refuse to go to stores that aren’t requiring masks or patron restaurants that aren’t enforcing small groups/ 6 feet apart. As much as I want “things to go back to normal” I believe we’ll only have a “new normal” to go forward in.
Don’t beat yourself up about feeling sad and depressed about things. Just because things are “ok” i.e. you have a house, jobs, everybody is doing ok, it doesn’t mean that you don’t have a right to mourn the loss of your past life. I went through that last week and someone reminded me that I didn’t have to add guilt for feeling bad on top of just feeling bad. You have permission – my permission – to just feel bad. That doesn’t make you a bad person. it just makes you human.
I’m in Ontario and our weather is just as “un-Springlike” as it is in Pennsylvania. I’m super jealous of anyone who is in confinement with good weather.
There are a whole lot of people out there who definitely have it worse than we do and I would never presume to compare our lives. However, complaining and worrying are very alike in that neither accomplishes a thing. In my neighborhood, I see those who are making the best of the times by getting a jump start on their landscaping and getting out there walking to keep momentum going and just keeping things at a steady pace. Then there are some who refuse to “follow the rules” by caring enough about others to wear masks and keep their distance. Unfortunately, some of these situations have gotten out of hand – protesting, harming others, etc. Just what does that accomplish except having this virus take control rather than us doing our parts to make it go away. Common sense will go a long way towards keeping us safe. Everyone keep staying well…and keep cooking these great recipes!!!
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so jealous of your successful sourdough. I gave up :)
I have the same thoughts about the current situation every single day. I’m fortunate to be in a very good place as well, but it’s still so tough. I think it’s important to be honest and put your thoughts out there. Stay strong!!
Remember what Rachel (Just Good Shit) said – Don’t Look Down. Also, feel all the feels.
I think it is the collective empathy most of us feel tat is causing you to feel “off” even though you and your family are well and safe. It is hard not to look at what is happening and feel anything but a certain level of sadness. I, too, have all that I need …I am safe, healthy, able to shelter…but I still feel the weight of this time in history. Your kids will not remember much about this time but the way they live as they grow up will be changed forever by this event. There will be a new normal that will be their normal from this time forward. Hopefully, humankind will learn from this horrendous lesson and will be better prepared for any future events because they will happen.
One another note…I could just not get into the whole sourdough started/bread baking thing. It just did not seem worth the effort when I can much more easily make a oaf of yummy ciabatta without all the stress.
I’m still trying to get a successful sourdough starter! Yours looks great!