Midweek Thoughts

Hello! Can you believe we are in the last week of January already?! Today's post will be a bit of a random mash-up of what's been on my mind lately. Let's dive in....

Chalk Bag

For the last few months, I have been going to Gravity Vault, the indoor rock climbing gym, at least once a week. I finally decided to get my own chalk bag. After weeks of thinking and researching and measuring, I was originally going to make my own furry creature chalk bag but then I opted not to because for one, I haven't really sewn anything in years and two, that would cause me a lot of stress and put a lot of pressure on myself. So buying one was the route to go, now I had to find the one that was "me"- bright and cheerful.  I learned quickly besides the adorable little monsters, most chalk bags were dull until I found a company called Organic Climbing.  They have custom chalk bags for $22. They use the 'scraps' from other projects to create these made to order bags. Since they use scraps, each chalk bag is uniquely yours. I thought long and hard about the colors and I couldn't be happier with the choices I made. I am so excited to bring this to the climbing gym. 

Soft Foods

Yesterday I had to go the periodontist for a procedure and since my mouth is still healing, they suggested to eat soft, easy to eat foods. I was so nervous before the procedure so naturally I skipped lunch. When I finally arrived home, I couldn't get enough of mashed potatoes and jello for a late lunch. Since I ate a late lunch, dinner was also late, it was more like a smorgasbord for one than a real dinner. I was so hungry and all I wanted was something substantive. Jello, pasta, ice cream, rye bread, a cheese sandwich and raspberries contained my hunger for a bit. I felt like the little dalmatian from 101 dalmatians where he said "I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant" My feelings exactly. 

Grace

It is no secret I am really hard on myself. Like super hard and I get depressed when I can't do something that was on my to-do list. I've been working really hard to break this pattern. Since taking a long break last year from writing, I have been trying to catch up with my "Dear..." posts. I am almost done, I have September, October, November, December and a 2021 to do and I have been taking my time writing these. Thank goodness, my planner, and my phone have documented important things that have happened because I would never have remembered these small but important details in my life. With that being said, I am hoping to close out my 2021 posts in the next few weeks. I have also been realizing that its okay to leave things undone on your to do list. We are living in unprecedented times you know. 

Mental Health

Lately I have been struggling with my mental health and what has really helped is talking about whats bothering me, even if its hard to verbalize. Taking time to process it has shown me that the thoughts in my mind aren't always true and I am stronger than what I think. I have the worst habit of holding everything inside then exploding and crying and trying to make sense of it all and its a mess. I am trying to not let myself get to that point, but its a work in progress, daily. 

Winter Weather

Jersey has been pretty lucky with Winter weather this season, we only had 2 significant snow falls (at least where I live, down the shore) BUT this weekend is calling for a Nor'eastern/bomb cyclone/snomagedden storm. Am I looking forward to being snowed in and not being able to go anywhere- YES but I also wanted to do things this weekend out and about. I guess we will have to wait to see what will actually happen this weekend. 

Focus Tips

One thing I have struggled with consistently lately is focusing.  I have been getting so distracted with a random thing and then trying to get back to my original thing I was working on is super duper hard. How do you stay focused while working? 

Wordle #219

The newest obsession....Wordle. I love this game. The simple interface, the quickness of it, how everyone has the same puzzle to try and how it really makes you think. The other day, Monday to be specific, Wordle #219 came out and it blew everyone's mind. I will admit this was a really really tough one and by the time i got to the fifth guess, I was panic typing and trying every letter combination I could think of. I had to google what the word was after i figured it out. I have said it previously and I will say it again, I loathe double letters. They make it so tricky (I guess that's the point huh?)  I don't have a strategy for what word I am going to start with but my goal is always to solve the puzzle.  I always look forward to 

Whew! I think that's enough randomness for this week. Hope you are all having a great week, staying healthy and happy. 

[[What random thoughts are on your min this week?]]