This weekend I checked some big items off my to-do list. I successfully fixed two things on the house that we were going to have our handyman tackle: I secured the hot water pipe to the side of the house where it had pulled away from the old straps, and I rigged a good-enough fix on a board that was pulling away from the front corner of the house, complete with exposed menacing nails sticking out. It feels really good to have those issues fixed (the pipe especially, it was banging around A LOT when we used the hot water, which was loud and annoying, but also was probably going to lead to long term pipe damage). They have been on my to-do list for a long time, and checking them off feels amazing. AMAZING!
We also had some fun this weekend. On Saturday, I took my son to his soccer game, because I wanted to see one and this weekend made sense for me to do it. We also met up with my daughter’s friends at a Halloween carnival where they played some games and won some junky stuff. They had fun and we got out of the house for a few hours, which were my goals for that event. Saturday night we watched The Corpse Bride which was short and seasonal and a perfect way to end the day.
Sunday I got the big house projects done, and finished the weekend laundry (I try not to run big appliances from 4-9pm so I end up doing almost all our laundry on the weekends). I also worked out, before heading out to for a Halloween party which segued into Trick-or-Treat! I actually really like Halloween, especially the costumes, so I am loving the celebrations this year. I didn’t even mind Friday at school – which is always a crazy day when the kids wear their costumes and have a hard time focusing.
Today and tomorrow, which are the Days of the Dead, my classes will be watching Coco – a perfect way to get through the post-Halloween hangover.
I am very ready for November, and Thanksgiving, which is always a welcome respite from school without the insanity of other holidays that the kids get really amped up about. I cannot wait to enjoy relatively normal holidays this year. I remember that last year I was navigating my parents’ expectations and our seemingly incompatible levels of risk-aversions surrounding the pandemic. I am SO RELIEVED that we don’t have to explain why we don’t think it’s okay to eat inside with them, even though they think it would be perfectly fine. This year it is fine! And I’m so thankful for that.
Let’s go November!
Congratulations on Two major projects done successfully! And on getting the laundry caught up. All big wins.
Delighted you all got to enjoy Halloween.
Such a delight to hear from you. Made me smile.