It’s 10:22pm and I have not written my 16th NaBloPoMo post. Let’s get this done!
{A big thank you, because somehow I haven’t formally thanked her already, to San for hosting NaBloPoMo again this year. She is amazing and this month is the best because of her!}
Read my book at swimming. Instead of farting around on my phone, I read my new library book at the 12yo’s swimming lesson (he’s in pre-team swim, so it’s not really a lesson, but there isn’t another good word!) I’m starting La casa entre los pinos (Ana Reyes’s The House in the Pines, translated into Spanish). It’s a Reese’s Book Club pick so maybe you’ve heard of it? I had not, but its supposed to be suspenseful, and I need something to keep my attention right now. My last two Spanish books were narrated by women losing their minds (both DNFs), and I needed something with a concrete plot this time. I’m proud of myself that I read an actual book and didn’t just scroll on my phone. Small wins!
Made lunch for the hubs and I. As I’ve mentioned, I don’t usually do much in the kitchen, so when I make a real lunch for us, it’s worth mentioning here. Ha! It was just quesadillas with some al pastor I pilfered from the PTA lunch on Friday, but they were really good.
Went to Costco. I generally try to avoid Costco on the weekends, but I wanted to hit up the city Costco and I figured avoiding the weekday traffic there and back would be worth enduring the weekend chaos in the actual Costco. And while it was super packed, and it was hard to navigate the cart with the crowds, I still think it was worth going there on a weekend. They had some good stuff that I haven’t seen at my other two Costcos, so I’m glad I went. I really don’t want to go again before Thanksgiving, and that might be possible now!
{Does anyone else have two or more Costcos nearby and notice that each one has slightly different things? The majority of the contents is the same, but some stuff is different. Two of my Costcos have the coffee we like, and one doesn’t. While they all carry the giant boxes of Eggo Waffle and Dino Nuggets we get regularly, they don’t all have the big box of corn dogs I sometimes want. Only two of them have the Semi-Freddy two-pack baguettes. Only the city Costco has the two pack of jalapeño brie I’m currently obsessed with. I’m curious if it’s the same in other parts of the country. Please let me know if you have any info…}
Rocked a Sims 60 Bike Bootcamp. Man, the Sim 60s are brutal. It’s three almost 10-minute sets of hard work on the bike and three almost 10-minute rounds of strength on the floor. This one was especially challenging; there was no rest between the sets on the floor! I was out of breath and dripping sweat the whole 60 minutes. It felt really good to work that hard. I’m glad I did it.
Packed the Halloween stuff in the shed. I finally got the Halloween stuff into the shed! And even with the two new stuffed pumpkins I got at Grocery Outlet, everything fit into the 1.5 allotted boxes (one has some giant Easter eggs in it). I got the Halloween stuff put away right when it started sprinkling. Talk about small wins! Did I also take out the Christmas clothes box? I don’t know if we’re close enough for me to answer that honestly…
We are so far away from Christmas, but I also did a swap. It sounded cozy to decorate while it was raining, and we are gone for a week for Thanksgiving, so I’m leaning into the decorations way earlier than usual. We got a Costco membership this year, but I’m not sure if we’ll keep it next year. I don’t know maybe I’m too used to a more minimalist shopping experience like Trader Joe’s, but I always procrastinate going because it feels overwhelming.
I use more than 1 Costco. Which is interesting as I shop for only 1 person but still find it helpful. The ones I use are VERY different …. and prices vary too between SF/SSF/ east bay.
Glad you read book and are enjoying one with more plot than timeline. I am impressed by reading in another language. To me that is really a high fluency rate, yes, I know you teach it but pleasure reading too!
Not too close to Christmas. I remind you November 27 is really close to December 23 when really you want everything about prepping for the 25th to be over and to be able to relax and enjoy if you celebrate on 25th. And Hanukkah and Winter Solstice are earlier. Pushing to the last second is not fun. Stop early and Really celebrate! (Advice from the very old.)
Yes, definitely have noticed the Costco variation. We don’t have a local one but we travel enough for sports that we have a membership. We visit stores in various different cities and there is always some variation (which is annoying when you have specific purchases planned and that Costco doesn’t have that particular item).
Not only are we twinning in our post ideas, but I also finished getting the Halloween stuff put away. If you took out the Christmas clothes I won’t judge you!
I used to have a Costco membership, but like Sam I found it overwhelming. Plus it was just far away enough to be really inconvenient. Plus it would make me berserk if different Costcos had different things, and not all the things I wanted.
Yay for time to read!
Aww, thanks for the sweet shoutout, Noemi. I really love our little community and I am always so thrilled when people jump on the NaBloPoMo bandwagon… I know it’s a lot, but it’s also FUN! 🙂
Great job on the SIMS60 Bootcamp. Jess is a beast… but I am sure you felt so accomplished afterwards! (Are we connected on Peloton yet?)
I also went to Costco last weekend. I was there right at 10 (to beat the crowds LOL) and then realized that the store was already open for executive members. Haha. It wasn’t too bad though and I also didn’t regret going because they do have some good stuff right now. I usually go to the same Costco, but we have two more in the area (a little further away) and I also noticed that they sometimes have different stuff. Not sure why or what the point is?!